Reviews of the Fujifilm FinePix S1500
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CNET Review
The Good: Nice design; excellent feature set; reasonably simple to use.
The Bad: Picture quality drops off above ISO 200; occasionally sluggish performance.
The Bottom Line: Even for a full-featured megazoom camera at a low price, the Fujifilm FinePix S1500 delivers average photo quality and mixed performance.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 67/100 and users 85/100. Comparing these reviews to 555170 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 94/100 = Excellent.
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whatdigitalcamera.com
Review Summary: New features including sensor-shift image stabilisation make the S1500 a worthwhile upgrade over the S1000fd. Its compact size, decent build quality and comfortable handling make it a capable and versatile all-rounder and a good-value alternative to ...
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pocket-lint.com
Review Summary: Fairly priced, jack-of-all-trades super zoom. Taken individually its features don't overly impress, but the undemanding user may well find it's all the camera they ever need
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trustedreviews.com
Review Summary: Fuji's latest low-cost super-zoom has 12x magnification and 10 megapixels
Manufacturer: Fujifilm
Part number: F-FXS1500fdB-US-CD
General
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Width 4.1 in
- Depth 2.7 in
- Height 2.9 in
- Weight 11.4 oz
- Enclosure Color Black
Main Features
- Resolution 10 megapixels
- Color Support Color
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Effective Sensor Resolution 10,000,000 pixels
- Light Sensitivity ISO 64, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO auto, ISO 3200 (3Mpix), ISO 6400 (3Mpix)
- Digital Zoom 5.7 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Snow, Text, Beach, Flower, Museum, Sunset, Fireworks, Landscape, Night mode, Sports mode, Party/indoor, Natural light, Portrait mode, Night (tripod), Panorama assist
- Image Stabilizer Optical (image sensor shift mechanism)
- Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 8 sec
- Exposure Modes Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
- Exposure Metering Zones 256
- Face Detection Yes
- White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
- White Balance Presets Fine, Shade, Incandescent, Fluorescent light (daylight), Fluorescent light (cool white), Fluorescent light (warm white)
- Digital Video Format AVI, MJPEG
- Still Image Format JPEG
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture AVI - 640 x 480, AVI - 320 x 240
Memory / Storage
- Flash Memory 23 MB Flash - Integrated
- Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
- Integrated Memory 23 MB
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage Fine 3648 x 2736, JPEG 3648 x 2432, JPEG 2592 x 1944, JPEG 2048 x 1536, JPEG 1600 x 1200, JPEG 640 x 480
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Pop-up flash
- Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective Flash Range 1 ft - 29 ft
- Features AF illuminator
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 5.9 mm - 70.8 mm - F/2.8-5.0
- Focal Length 5.9 mm - 70.8 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 33 - 396 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Min Focus Range 15.7 in
- Macro Focus Range 5-300cm
- Lens Aperture F/2.8-5.0
- Optical Zoom 12 x
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
- Additional Features DPOF support, Instant zoom, Face detection, Audio recording, Date/time stamp, Histogram display, PictBridge support, USB 2.0 compatibility, Digital image rotation, Dual image stabilization, In-camera red-eye removal, Automatic Scene Recognition (SR Auto)
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Electronic
- Viewfinder Color Support Color
- Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.2 in
- Viewfinder Resolution 200,000 pixels
- Field Coverage 97%
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.7 in - Color
- Display Form Factor Built-in
- Display Format 230,000 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
- Microphone Technology Electret condenser
- Microphone Operation Mode Mono
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card
Software
- Software FinePix Viewer, Drivers & Utilities
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive
Miscellaneous
- Carrying Case None
- Included Accessories Lens cap, Shoulder strap
- Cables Included A/V cable, USB cable
Power
- Power Device None
Battery
- Supported Battery AA
- Supported Battery 4 x AA Alkaline battery ( Included ), 4 x AA NiMH rechargeable battery ( Optional )
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
Product Photos
User Opinions
Buying Choices
FinePix S1500 Black Digital Camera from 3 online stores: Lowest Price: $159.00
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Crutchfield.com
$199.99 |
In stock: yes
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Buydig
$159.00 |
In stock: yes
- AllAmericanDirect.com $193.99 | In stock: yes
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