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Fujifilm FinePix S100FS Review

Author Cliff Smith
Published 13th May 2008
Manufacturer Fujifilm
Price £336.48 (Exc VAT)
as reviewed £386.95 (Inc VAT)
Latest Price
Build Quality Score 9 for Build Quality
Features Score 10 for Features
Image Quality Score 9 for Image Quality
Value Score 7 for Value
Overall Score 9 for Overall
Fujifilm FinePix S100FS
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A range of test shots are shown over the next few pages. Here, the full size images at the minimum and maximum ISO settings have been reduced for bandwidth purposes to let you see the full image, and a series of crops taken from original full resolution images at a range of ISO settings have been included in order for you to gain an appreciation of the overall quality.




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This is the full frame at 100 ISO.





At 100 ISO the image is clean and free from noise.





Quality is still excellent at 200 ISO.





Some signs of noise reduction at 400 ISO, but overall quality is still excellent.





Still no noise problems at 800 ISO.





Visible noise reduction effects at 1600 ISO, with reduced detail.




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3200 ISO is the highest full-resolution setting.





6400 ISO is available at 6 megapixels, but the quality is pretty lousy.





10,000 ISO is available at 3 megapixels, but it's really just a gimmick, the picture quality is terrible.





This is the full frame at 10,000 ISO.



 

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comment Tim Mason said on 1st December 2008

I actually bought a Sony a350 and was so dissapointed with the images I was getting, I took it back to the (indipendant) camera shop. Even with the Zeiss lense, it wasn't much... more

comment Michael Wildeman said on 3rd January 2009

can you explain how you got the 10% discount from Fuji guys? I have joined myfuji and can find no sort of discount scheme... cheers
Mike

comment Ian Dalgliesh said on 2nd April 2009

Update:2/4/09:Look up homepage of www.fujifilm.co.uk.,there see photos on front page.The golden river with two swans is mine,taken with S100fs.

comment Milad said on 14th September 2009

I currently have a lumix fz 28 and am already looking for an upgrade. I do mountain climbing and love landscape and wildlife photography. The thing is that I don't find myself rea... more

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