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Fuji Finepix S304 Reviews

The latest high-resolution digicam from the Fuji S-series, the Finepix S304 has a protrusion on the right-hand side, making it look bulky, even though it is quite light in weight and compact. The up like the headlights of a sports car when a button on the left-hand side is pressed. The 1.8-inch TFT LCD screen is large enough to view images clearly and a button above it switches the display mode between the LCD and the TTL EVF (Through the Lens Electronic View Finder). The brightness can be adjust-ed through the user menu. However, the actual colour and brightness of the photo-graph is quite different from what is seen on screen. The preview of the captured images can be seen by turning the front control dial from Cam-era to Preview mode. You can see the thumb-nails when required and erase images to free up space. The interface is very user-friendly—the white balance, exposure compensation, aperture priority, sharpness, quality of images, flash mode and flash brightness can be adjusted for precision pho-tography. It has a 6x optical zoom lens and another 3.2x of digital zoom that can be adjusted by the buttons placed on the right-hand side at the back of the camera.
A slot on the side makes space for a 16 MB xD-Picture Card memory, which can store 12 photographs at the resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels. Four AA batteries power the cam-era for more than 200 photo-graphs. To save on power, the LCD screen automatically shuts off when it has not been used for a while. You can also record small movie clips with sound of length up to 200 seconds at the lowest rubber grip on the protruding facade adds to the comfort and reduces the chances of accidentally dropping the camera. The lens protection cap comes with a string and clips on firmly. The flash pops resolution and the camera can also be configured to work as a web-cam by chang-ing the USB mode to PC cam in the setup menu. The lag time between clicking and image capture is longer than desirable—this is unsuitable for wildlife and live photography where timing is critical. It also has a rather large cycle time and is unsuit-able for taking quick photo-graphs in succession. Three aperture settings give flexibil-ity of field of depth. The macro function can capture images as close as 10 cm from the lens. There are a number of pre-defined white balance settings that can capture opti-mal-quality images in yellow light, white light, or on a cloudy day. The sharp-ness of the images can also be adjusted. This is a very powerful and efficient camera with good aesthetic design. It is, however, quite slow and would not be a good choice when many photos need to be shot continuously and at high speeds. While keeping in mind the performance, the price is quite high.
SPECIFICATIONS:
1/2.7 inch CCD sensor, 3.24 million effective pixels, xD-picture card, 6X optical lens equivalent to 38mm-228mm, JPEG file format output Bundled accessories: User manual, quick start guide,
16 MB xD-picture card, four AA alkaline batteries, neck strap, USB cable, lens cap, adapter ring, USB driver CD, FinePix viewer, DP Editor, Apple QuickTime 5.0 and ImageMixer VCD for FinePix...

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