Compare Prices : Fujifilm FinePix S100fs - Expert Reviews

Award: Recommended!

Review summary: Is Fujifilm's new 11.1MP superzoom flagship a bridge too far? Cliff finds out.

Verdict: The Fujifilm S100FS is a worthy successor to the S9600, and has superior handling, performance and image quality to any other super-zoom camera on the market, but comparing it to a real DSLR is a bit disingenuous. It is very expensive, more expensive ...

Review summary: The FinePix S100fs is the best (and only!) expert bridge at this time. With its fine ergonomics, it proudly comes close to the entry level reflex while at the same time offering more versatility (14.3x zoom, macro, vidéo). In very high sensitivities, ...

Pros: - Very good overall ergonomics, - Versatile 28-400 mm lens, - Good control of noise up until 800 ISO, acceptable at 1600 ISO, - Manual zoom ring and optical stabilization, - Very satisfactory video mode

Cons: - Rather visible purple fringes, - Limited autonomy (less than 250 shots), - Screen only partially rotates, - Electronic viewfinder could be better, - No HD video or HD connection

Review summary: This full-bodied snapper has more Xs to it than a naughty girl show in Las Vegas

Pros: Huge, stabilised zoom lens; Face detection

Cons: Neck straining weight; Big and clumsy; Weak viewfinder

Verdict: Fujfiilm really, really wants to make an affordable and simple bridge clicker. Come back when they do.

Award: Recommended!

Review summary: For many years, consumers wanting more control and range than a compact but lower weight and cost than a DSLR have been able to buy 'bridge' cameras, which look a lot like DSLRs but do away with the bulky, expensive mirror assembly that defines an SLR ...

Pros: Very useful zoom range, Excellent resolution and good edge to edge detail, Sharp, generally high-quality lens, Expanded dynamic range option (and it works), Excellent high-ISO performance for a non-DSLR, Full photographic control, huge range of SLR ...

Cons: Strong, visible chromatic aberration at the most useful focal lengths, Noise reduction attacks fine detail if you look too close, 230 shot battery life somewhat limiting, Film simulation rarely useful, RAW processing software is unusable, Electronic ...

Verdict: With the price of DSLRs dropping all the time, the justification for bridge cameras between compacts and full-grown DSLRs looks increasingly weak.

Award: TIPA Award!

Review summary: The S100 FS is a bridge camera that offers a number of features found on the Fuji Finepix S5 Pro D-SLR. Its eighth generation Super CCD sensor boasts 11.1 million pixels, and full manual control is easy to achieve for photographers who like to take ...