Re: Advice on Fujifilm FinePix S7000

al wrote:

I'm looking for a new digital camera around the £300 mark.  I want to get a
dSLR, but not for a few years yet (when I have some more cash and when the
quality is more on a par with film SLR!).  So this camera should be a nice
and capable stopgap one to last me until then!

Looking around at reviews, the Fujifilm FinePix S7000 comes up quite often
as it now retails for just £307 on Amazon.  Many things attract me to it -
the high resolution, the macro ability, the 30fps 640x480 video & sound.
Other things put me off - mainly the fact that RAW images apparently cannot
be directly manipulated and in "normal" resolution modes (ie. not
interpolated), it only allows you to convert to JPEG with one compression
setting that most reviewers say it too aggressive.  Also that only ISO 200
and 400 can be used at full resolution, ISO 800 at 3MP only and apparently
without great quality.  No firewire either.

Now bearing in mind that this camera cost almost double when it first came
out, I would like to know how it compares overall picture quality wise to
newer cameras at the same (£300) price mark now?


Any feedback would be much appreciated.

Is that the 6MP Fuji that has a 3MP sensor and they use interpolation to create the 6MP image?

If so, reviews I read when it first came out stated that the 6MP images did not have noticably more detail than the 3MP images.

The ISO restrictions are to be expected with a non-DSLR because the sensors are very small and when the sensitivity is turned up to higher levels there is so much noise that there's no point in saving the images at the full resolution.

www.dpreview.com has a very handy comparison tool that lets you search for cameras the fit your needs.


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Ben Thomas - Melbourne, Australia
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