Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro

APS-C, 12.1 MP, 2.0"
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        Summary Fujifilm S3 Pro

        Prices Price
        Body only
        Unknown
        Kit
        Unknown
        Score Snapsort rank
        Among similar cameras
        #n/a of 10
        Specifications Key specs
        Sensor size
        Help APS-C 23.0x15.5mm
        Screen resolution
        Help 235k dots
        Megapixels
        Help 12.1 MP
        Movie format
        Help None
        Screen size
        Help 2.0"
        Light sensitivity
        Help 1,600 ISO
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        Lenses Lenses
        Browse Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro lenses at LensHero
        Fujifilm FinePix S3 ProFujifilm FinePix S3 Pro

        Videos

        How to Clean the Digital Senso...

        How to Clean the Digital Sensor on a Fuji S3
        • Tutorial
        • Photography

        Obtaining a Custom White Balan...

        Obtaining a Custom White Balance on a Fuji S3
        • Tutorial
        • White balance

        Bonehill rocks timelapse.

        Bonehill rocks timelapse.
        • Sample video
        • Time-lapse

        Pros

        The Fujifilm S3 Pro vs other recent DSLRs

        Viewfinder Doesn't use battery, see more detail Help
        Pentaprism
        Storage slots More storage slots Help
        2

        The Fujifilm S3 Pro vs other recent pro DSLRs

        Built-in flash Built-in flash Help
        External flash not needed

        Cons

        The Fujifilm S3 Pro vs other recent DSLRs

        Movie format No movies Help
        None
        Live view No live view Help
        Preview with viewfinder
        Screen flips out Fixed screen Help
        Less flexible
        Announced Old Help
        February, 2004
        GPS No GPS Help
        Missing geo-tagging
        Thickness Thick Help
        3.1"
        Weight Heavy Help
        930 g
        Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
        Risk of blur
        Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
        1,600 ISO
        Autofocus Manual focus only Help
        None
        Size Quite large Help
        Large 148x135x80 mm
        Sensor type Sensor type Help
        CCD
        Popularity Not so popular Help
        Among snapsort users

        The Fujifilm S3 Pro vs other recent pro DSLRs

        Color depth Little color depth Help
        20.9 bits
        Screen size Very small screen Help
        2.0"
        Screen resolution Very low resolution screen Help
        235k dots
        True resolution Lower true resolution Help
        12.1 MP
        Light sensitivity (boost) Lacks boost light sensitivity Help
        None
        Fastest shutter speed Slow shutter speed Help
        1/4000 of a second
        Low light performance Very noisy at high ISO Help
        346 ISO
        Overall image quality Very low overall image quality Help
        60.0
        Weather sealed No weather sealing Help
        Need to shelter it from weather
        Viewfinder coverage Below average viewfinder coverage Help
        94%
        Built-in focus motor No focus motor Help
        Won't autofocus with all lenses

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        Discussion

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        Avatar for Mike Svitek Mike Svitek (1:20 PM, April 21, 2012)
        Also, there is almost NO noise at up to ISO800. Some is visible at ISO1600, and the MAXIMUM is ISO25600!
         
        Avatar for Mike Svitek Mike Svitek (9:06 PM, February 13, 2012)
        it has a live preview... you can preview  for up to 30 seconds before taking the shot