Compare Prices : Fujifilm FinePix S100fs - Expert Reviews

Award: Highly Recommended!

Review summary: Fujifilm are calling the new FinePix S100FS "its most advanced DSLR-styled camera to date", and a glance at the headline specs quickly reveals why. The S100FS offers a 14.3x 28-400mm manual zoom lens, optical image stabilisation, 11 megapixel 2/3â?? ...

Verdict: The first thing that impresses about the Fujifilm FinePix S100FS is its build and weight a large proportion of that due to the chunky optic bolted onto the front and, image quality apart, it's an impression that stays with you. Being well ...

Review summary: It looks like an SLR, handles like an SLR…

Pros: Excellent zoom

Cons: Lots of lag compared with an SLR

Verdict: Fujifilm's S100FS certainly looks like an SLR camera, but it's not one.

Review summary: Two brand new features help with that: Extended Dynamic Range bracketing takes 3 shots with one click to retain detail in highlights; and, Film Simulation bracketing takes 3 shots with one click to simulate the type of attractive colors that Fujifilm ...

Review summary: The 11.1-megapixel Fujifilm FinePix S100fs bridge camera features a 14.3x optical zoom, dynamic range expansion mode and a novel Fuji film simulation mode.

Pros: Focal range, noise control, Raw capabilities

Cons: Fringing, price, fixed lens, inaccurate LCD at default setting

Verdict: Fujifilm markets the S100fs as a 'DSLR-styled camera without the bulk of additional lenses', and that much is true. Indeed, the 28-400mm focal range is an asset, and it certainly handles like a DSLR. However, image quality is let down by the attempts ...

Award: EISA Award!

Review summary: The Fujifilm FinePix S100FS is a true alternative to a DSLR camera fitted with a super-zoom lens. Though hardly a compact camera, it sports a relatively compact and fast wide angle to super-telephoto 14.3x zoom lens of very high quality. The ...