Fujifilm Extends S-Series with Three New Super-Zoom HD Cameras
FinePix S2950, S3200 and S4000 Offer Super-Zoom Features, Creative Control, Precision Optics and Flexibility for Enthusiasts and Professionals Alike
Valhalla, N.Y., January 5, 2011 – FUJIFILM North America Corporation today announced three new additions to its S-Series lineup: the SLR styled FinePix S2950, S3200 and S4000 long
zoom cameras. The 14 MegaPixel cameras offer FUJINON 18x, 24x and 30x
zoom lenses, respectively, as well as dual image stabilization. These
cameras also have large 3” LCDs, with the S2950 and S3200 at 230K and
the S4000 at 460K, an Electronic Viewfinder, plus a number of image and
social features allowing enthusiasts and professionals alike the ability
to capture crisp, clear shots up-close, wide and far away.
“For today’s educated digital camera consumer, the demand for
photographic tools allowing them to take sharp pictures and movies
quickly on-the-go, in any light condition, and at any distance, is
growing,” said David Troy, director of marketing, Digital Cameras,
Electronic Imaging Division, Fujifilm North America Corporation. “We’re
excited to offer these consumers the FinePix S2950, S3200 and S4000,
giving them Fujifilm’s superior image quality and long zoom capabilities
in a compact and affordable way.”
FUJINON Zoom Lens and Dual Image Stabilization for Sharp, Clear Shots
The FinePix S2950 packs an 18x zoom with an impressive wide angle
28mm – 504mm* high precision FUJINON optical lens in a simple-to-operate
zoom lever, allowing a huge range to capture every detail, whether
shooting stills or movies. With the combination of the mechanically
stabilized sensor and high ISO, blurring effects of both hand-shake and
subject movement are reduced to provide superb pictures.
The FinePix S3200 and S4000 also include Dual-Image Stabilization CCD
sensors and high ISO sensitivity settings for blur-free images, but
they have even greater zoom capabilities. The S3200 boasts a super-wide
24x zoom with a 24mm – 576mm* optical lens and the S4000 provides an
amazing 30x zoom with a super-wide 24mm – 720mm* optical lens, allowing
users to capture anything from a stunning landscape to getting up close
to a shot when you can’t get close thanks to the super zoom
capabilities.
Stunning Panoramic Shots
The FinePix S2950, S3200 and S4000 all feature the easy-to-use
Motion Panorama shooting mode, which takes three successive shots with a
helpful tool which automatically releases the shutter once the images
are fully aligned to seamlessly stitch the shots together in-camera. No
matter how basic the photographer’s skill, this feature allows users to
get creative and see impressive results with no fear of uneven
landscapes or shaky horizons.
HD Movie Capture
All three cameras also offer stunning movies in 720p with sound at
30 frames per second with one touch ease. With a mini-HDMI output
connector, it is easy to connect and view images on your HDTV (HDMI
cable not included).
Perfect Pictures Every Time with Smile and Blink Detection
The FinePix S2950, S3200 and S4000 all have Smile Detection that
recognizes the moment your subject smiles and releases the shutter only
when this happens, ensuring a happy photo every time. Additionally the
Blink Detection function warns you if any of your subjects have blinked
so that you can re-take the photo if necessary.
Face Recognition (FinePix S3200 and S4000 only) and Image Searching
With Face Recognition on the FinePix S3200 and S4000, users can tag
and name eight of their favorite subjects and the camera will
automatically recognize that person in every photo taken thereafter. In
turn this allows you to search for all your pictures of any of these
people, by name, using the Image Search function. Image Search, found on
all three cameras makes finding the people and places you’ve
photographed easy to categorize and find.
This works in the same way for other categories of photo: the camera’s
SR Auto Scene Recognition technology registers whether you’ve taken a
picture of a person, or a landscape, or if it’s a night shot or macro
shot, so you can filter your search by subject matter or even date and
get straight to the photo you are after, quickly and intuitively.
Social Networking and Photo book Features
The FinePix S2950, S3200 and S4000 all offer in-camera tagging
capabilities for both Facebook and YouTube, allowing you to select
photos and movies for upload on either of the sites, making for easy
upload once you connect to a PC and launch MyFinePix Studio. The feature
saves you time and enables you to share your special moments with your
closest social network.
The three models also allow you to tag in-camera the images you want
to feature in a photo book, which can be viewed separately in-camera and
later created and ordered in a Photo book quickly and seamlessly.
Other features include:
- Tracking Auto Focus (AF): Tracks fast moving subjects so
they don’t escape from the frame in a blur. Subjects will be tracked
automatically for as long as it is kept in the frame and the shutter is
half-pressed; when users fully press the shutter button your subject
will be in the centre of the photo in perfect focus.
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i-Flash Intelligent Flash: Offers a flash control system which
efficiently controls the level of flash for a given exposure to produce
beautifully balanced flash illumination across the foreground and
background. Gone are the ugly washout shots where the subject is blasted
with light and the background dark and unexposed.
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Full Manual Controls: Gives the user the choice of direct
access to manually control the settings and shooting features, and the
specially designed chassis includes dedicated command buttons for quick
and easy key functions.
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Instant Zoom/Zoom Bracketing: Useful for high level
photography. The Instant Zoom function captures moving subjects at high
zoom settings. After zooming on a subject, a single button gives an
additional 1.4x or 2x digital zoom. Zoom Bracketing automatically
captures the same image three times with zoom ratio settings of 1x, 1.4x
and 2x with a single shutter release.
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Continuous Shooting: Allows up to 8 fps for 20 frames in S mode.
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AA-Battery Power: Using AA batteries is convenient for
on-the-go digital camera users as it eliminates the need to charge
battery packs, allowing for lots of picture-taking and the ease of
battery replacement.
Pricing and Availability
The FinePix S2950 will all be available in January 2011 and will be
priced at $229.95; the FinePix S3200 will be available in February 2011
and will be priced at $249.95; and the FinePix S4000 will be available
in March 2011 with the price of $279.95.
*135 equivalent
**HDMI cable not included
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