I picked up this camera last week and used it for a few days before handing it off to renowned wedding photographer Ron Lee (aka SniperD http://eye-deas.com/ ). The camera is with Ron now in wintery Japan where he will be shooting in Osaka, Tokyo, Kobe and Kyoto over 10 days
Hopefully I'll get images from him to upload these couple of days
In the meantime, I'll start off with listing the HS30's specs and my own feelings about it
The H30 now sports a lithium battery vs AA batteries in its predecessors. Fuji says that a full charge will give 400+ to about 600 shots
The camera is relatively bulky and almost DSLR sized (if you put it side by side an entry level DSLR from C or N)
The handgrip is deep giving a firm hold and the rear LCD flips up and down
Sensor Size 1/2" or 6.4x4.8mm
Sensor Resolutions
4608 x 3456, 4608 x 3072, 4608 x 2592, 3264 x 2448, 3264 x 1840, 2304 x 1728, 2304 x 1536, 1920 x 1080
Image Ratios: 4:3, 3:2, 16:9
Effective pixels 16.0 megapixels
Sensor type EXRCMOS
ISO range : Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 (6400 and 12800 with boost)
6 types of White Balance presets
Custom white balance available
Image stabilization Sensor-shift
JPEG quality levels Fine, Normal
Lens Focal length (equiv.) 24 – 720 mm f2.8 to 5.6
Optical zoom 30×
Autofocus
•Contrast Detection
•Multi-area
•Center
•Tracking
•Single
•Continuous
•Face Detection
Digital zoom Yes (2x)
Manual focus Yes (Still and Movies)
Normal focus range 45 cm (17.72")
Macro focus range 1 cm (.39")
Screen / viewfinder
Articulated LCD Tilting
Screen size 3"
Screen dots 460,000
Touch screen No
Live view Yes
Viewfinder type Electronic
Viewfinder coverage 97 %
Minimum shutter speed 30 sec
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 sec
Exposure modes : Aperture priority, Shutter priority, Manual
Pop-up Built-in flash
Flash range 7.1 m (Wide: 30cm - 7.1m / Tele: 2.0m - 3.8m )
External flash Yes (via Hot-shoe EF-42/EF-20 )
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Sync
Continuous drive 11fps
Self-timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, Auto release, Auto shutter)
Metering modes
•Multi
•Average
•Spot
Exposure compensation ±2 EV (at 1/3 EV steps)
AE Bracketing (at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)
WB Bracketing No
Videography features
Format •MPEG-4 or •H.264
Microphone Stereo
Speaker Stereo
Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Storage
Storage types SD/SDHC/SDXC
Built-in Storage 20 MB
Connectivity
USB USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec)
HDMI Yes (mini)
Remote control Yes (Optional RR-80)
Battery description Li-ion NP-W126 battery and charger
Weight (inc. batteries) 687 g (1.51 lb / 24.23 oz)
Dimensions 131 x 97 x 126 mm (5.16 x 3.82 x 4.96")
Other features
Orientation sensor Yes
Hopefully I'll get images from him to upload these couple of days
In the meantime, I'll start off with listing the HS30's specs and my own feelings about it
The H30 now sports a lithium battery vs AA batteries in its predecessors. Fuji says that a full charge will give 400+ to about 600 shots
The camera is relatively bulky and almost DSLR sized (if you put it side by side an entry level DSLR from C or N)
The handgrip is deep giving a firm hold and the rear LCD flips up and down
Sensor Size 1/2" or 6.4x4.8mm
Sensor Resolutions
4608 x 3456, 4608 x 3072, 4608 x 2592, 3264 x 2448, 3264 x 1840, 2304 x 1728, 2304 x 1536, 1920 x 1080
Image Ratios: 4:3, 3:2, 16:9
Effective pixels 16.0 megapixels
Sensor type EXRCMOS
ISO range : Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 (6400 and 12800 with boost)
6 types of White Balance presets
Custom white balance available
Image stabilization Sensor-shift
JPEG quality levels Fine, Normal
Lens Focal length (equiv.) 24 – 720 mm f2.8 to 5.6
Optical zoom 30×
Autofocus
•Contrast Detection
•Multi-area
•Center
•Tracking
•Single
•Continuous
•Face Detection
Digital zoom Yes (2x)
Manual focus Yes (Still and Movies)
Normal focus range 45 cm (17.72")
Macro focus range 1 cm (.39")
Screen / viewfinder
Articulated LCD Tilting
Screen size 3"
Screen dots 460,000
Touch screen No
Live view Yes
Viewfinder type Electronic
Viewfinder coverage 97 %
Minimum shutter speed 30 sec
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 sec
Exposure modes : Aperture priority, Shutter priority, Manual
Pop-up Built-in flash
Flash range 7.1 m (Wide: 30cm - 7.1m / Tele: 2.0m - 3.8m )
External flash Yes (via Hot-shoe EF-42/EF-20 )
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Sync
Continuous drive 11fps
Self-timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, Auto release, Auto shutter)
Metering modes
•Multi
•Average
•Spot
Exposure compensation ±2 EV (at 1/3 EV steps)
AE Bracketing (at 1/3 EV, 2/3 EV, 1 EV steps)
WB Bracketing No
Videography features
Format •MPEG-4 or •H.264
Microphone Stereo
Speaker Stereo
Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Storage
Storage types SD/SDHC/SDXC
Built-in Storage 20 MB
Connectivity
USB USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec)
HDMI Yes (mini)
Remote control Yes (Optional RR-80)
Battery description Li-ion NP-W126 battery and charger
Weight (inc. batteries) 687 g (1.51 lb / 24.23 oz)
Dimensions 131 x 97 x 126 mm (5.16 x 3.82 x 4.96")
Other features
Orientation sensor Yes
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