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Fujifilm FinePix S1000fd

14 Feb, 2009, 2:00 pm IST | Nikhil Singh | Point and Shoot

The S1000fd supports resolutions up to 10 megapixels (3648 x 2736) and boasts of a 12x optical zoom lens. The camera includes the following modes - Manual, Aperture priority, Shutter Priority, Program, Auto, Natural light, two scene modes (more on that later), Panorama, and video recording. The two scene modes allow for quick access between any two sub-modes that you can assign to each one - not the most useful feature, but it can make your life easier if you ever have to swap between two separate scene modes constantly.

While the macro mode was pretty decent, what really impressed me about it was the camera's Super Macro setting (that's been there in previous models of the S series too) that allows you to focus on objects as close as 2 centimeters from the lens. The color reproduction was accurate but towards the vivid side, which is completely acceptable. Even the auto white balance was spot on.

The camera's CCD sensor offers 64, 100, 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 and 3200 (at 3MP) ISO settings. Beyond 400 ISO though, the image quality began suffering considerably and the 3200 ISO setting was pretty much useless.

The image quality and details suffered quite a bit in low light conditions too, as you can see in the image above. In better light conditions though, we had no issues with details even at full resolution.

Another complaint I have is that the camera's interface is rather cluttery, making it quite painful to navigate. It's not bad enough to deter you from buying the S1000fd should you choose to though, it just takes a lot of getting used to.

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