Fujifilm FinePix S1 the first water-resistant prosumer camera

In the midst of a pre-CES announcement compact camera, Fujifilm introduces FinePix S1, the 'world's first'  weatherproof superzoom. It offers a 16 megapixel CMOS sensor and a 24-1200mm (50x) F2.8-5.6 zoom lens. With an articulating 3.0-inch LCD its specifications line up with the FinePix SL1000 in Fuji's current lineup, though with a slightly faster lens and the addition of Wi-Fi connectivity. Being weather-resistant the Fujifilm S1 is rugged enough to withstand exposure to rain and dust, though it's not fully ruggedized to be submersible in water.

New  Fujifilm FinePix S1 Image: pocket-lint.com

Fujifilm has spent the past couple years filling its FinePix lineup with rugged compacts and megazoom bridge cameras because those are what still sells. The presence of Fuji FinePix S1 is good news for all fans of Prosumer cameras. As we understand it, this type of camera is considered as a perfect bridge connecting the compact-system camera with a digital SLR camera. Meanwhile there is another type of competition will also enliven the digital camera that is kind of mirrorless cameras.

 

Apart from all that, FujiFilm has claimed that the Fuji FinePix S1 as the first superzoom weatherproof camera in the world. 

Reportedly that this camera will be available in the market in March at a price of £ 399.99 or U.S. $ 499.95 If you are not too dizzy camera presence of other plants, perhaps you need to patiently look forward to welcoming Fuji FinePix S1, before April 2014.

Built-in Wi-Fi connection

This camera uses a vari-angle 3-inch LCD and 0.2-inch electronic viewfinder for framing your shots (both with resolutions of 920K dots). Better still, the lens's maximum aperture starts at f/2.8 at the wide-angle and dips to f/5.6 at the full 1200mm equivalent - that puts it slightly ahead of the maximum from similar superzoom models such as the and Panasonic Lumix FZ72 and Canon PowerShot SX50 HS models. 

FinePix S1 has full manual control and a variety of auto modes, a 1cm macro mode, 0.68 sec startup time, and there's plenty to shout about from this release. This camera also equipped with built-in Wi-Fi feature, and then you can so you can send your shots to your smartphone or tablet directly as well as use your mobile device for remote control of the camera.

 

Fujifilm FinePix with vary-angle LCD. Image: expertreviews.co.uk

This camera has P, A, S and Manual modes, along with 10 artistic effect filters including Pop Color, High Key, Soft Focus, Toy Camera, Miniature, Partial Color, Cross Screen, Dynamic Tone, Fish Eye and Low-Key. You certainly can make a variety of creative photos with this camera with ease.

With a 50x zoom capability, the FujiFilm FinePix S1 must be very fit to accompany a vacation to exotic places and rainy places. You can also use this Prosumer camera for various shooting needs such as birthdays, business seminars, wedding ceremonies, hang out with friends in various events. Your family members will be delighted when photographed with this camera. Then you send the photos to various social networking media such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter. Of course you can print the photos made ​​by this camera is large in size, thanks to the 16.4-megapixel CMOS sensor.