FujiFilm S8000fd

 08 April 2008, I have bought a UltraZoom Camera - Fujifilm S8000fd.

The price is reasonable, the spec is durable and great. Its main attraction is the extra long 18x optical zoom lens.

Specifications

Number of Effective Pixels	8.0 million pixels
CCD Sensor	1/ 2.35-inch CCD
Storage Media	Internal memory (approx. 58MB) /xD-Picture Card™ ( 16MB - 2 GB ) SD memory card /SDHC memory card
File format	Still image : JPEG (Exif Ver 2.2 ) Movie : AVI (Motion JPEG ) with sound Audio: WAVE format, Monaural sound (Design rule for Camera File system compliant / DPOF-compatible)
Recording capacity with 512MB xD-Picture Card (not included)	Still image: 3264×2448(F) - 130 3264×2448(N) - 259 3264×2176(3:2) - 290 2304×1728 - 515 1600×1200 - 819 640×480 - 3,995
	Movie: VGA (30 fps) - 9.3 min. QVGA (30 fps) - 14.8 min.
Recording capacity with 512MB SD Memory Card (not included)	Still image: 3264×2448(F) - 126 3264×2448(N) - 251 3264×2176(3:2) - 281 2304×1728 - 499 1600×1200 - 793 640×480 - 3,868
	Movie: VGA (30 fps) - 9.0 min. QVGA (30 fps) - 14.3 min.
Number of Recorded Pixels	Still image: 3,264 x 2,448 / 3,264 x 2,176 (3:2 format) / 2,304 x 1,728 /1,600 x 1,200 / 640 X 480 pixels Movie: 640 x 480 pixels (30 frames/sec.), 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.) with monaural sound
Lens	Fujinon 18X Optical zoom lens , F2.8 - F4.5
Lens Focal Length	f=4.7mm - 84.2 mm, Equivalent to 27- 486 mm on a 35mm camera
Aperture	F2.8- F8.0, 10 steps in 1/3 EV increment
Digital Zoom	Approx 5.1X
Focus Distance	Normal : Wide angle :Approx. 70cm/2.3 ft to infinity, Telephoto :Approx. 1.5 m/4.9 ft to infinity Macro : Wide angle :Approx. 10cm/0.3 ft to 80cm/2.6ft , Telephoto :Approx. 1.2m/3.9 ft to 3.2m/10.5ft Super Macro : Approx 1cm /0.4 in. to 1m /3.3 ft.
Sensitivity	Auto / Auto(1600)/Auto(800)/ Auto(400)/ Equivalent to 64/100/200/400/800/1600/3200/6400 (Standard Output Sensitivity) * ISO3200/6400： 4M pixels (Number of recorded pixels)
Exposure control	TTL 256-zones metering
Exposure mode	Programmed AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual
Shooting Modes	Mode dial : Auto, PS(Anti-Blur), Natural Light,Natural Light& with Flash, SP1, SP2, P, A, S, M, Movie SP1/SP2 : Portrait,Landscape,Sport,Night,Fireworks,Sunset,Snow,Beach,Museum,Party, Flower,Text, Auction
Image Stabilizer	CCD-shift type
Shutter speed	4sec. to 1/2000 sec. (depend on Shooting mode)
Continuous shooting	Top-3 ( max 1.3 frames/sec), Long-period ( max.0.5 frames/sec) Top-15, Hgh speed (max 7 frames/sec, 4M pixels) Top-15, Ultra High speed (max 15 frames/sec, 2M pixels)
Auto Bracketing	±1/3EV,±2/3EV,±1EV
Focus	Auto focus (Area,Multi,Center)/Continuous AF/ Manual focus AF assist illuminator available
White balance	Automatic scene recognition Preset (Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light), Custom
Self-timer	Approx. 10 sec./2 sec.delay
Flash	Auto flash Effective range: (ISO AUTO(800)): Wide angle, approx. 0.5 - 8.8m /1.6 - 28.9 ft, Telephoto angle, approx. 0.5 - 5.6m /1.6 - 18.4 ft Macro: approx. 0.3m – 3m / 1.0 ft - 9.8 ft Flash mode : Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro Red-eye Reduction + Slow Synchro
Electronic Viewfinder	0.24-inch, approx.230,000 pixels color LCD monitor, approx. 97% coverage, 60fps
LCD monitor	2.5-inch , approx.230,000 pixels, low-temperature polysilicon TFT color LCD monitor(WV type), approx. 97% coverage, 60fps
Movie Recording	640 x 480 pixels, 30 frames/sec. 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames/sec. With monaural sound, With Electronic Image Stabilization
Photography functions	High speed shooting, Best framing, Post shot assist windows, Frame No.memory, Automatic playback, Histograms
Playback functions	Slide show,Trimming, Single frame, Multi-frameplayback(with Micro Thumbnail) , Sorting by date,Image rotate, Voice Memo, Histograms(Highlight warning)
Video Output	NTSC / PAL selectable
Digital input/ output	USB Full-speed
Power Supply	4xAA type alkaline batteries(included)/ 4xAA type Ni-MH rechargeable batteries(optional) or AC power adapter AC-5VX(optional)
Dimensions	111.3(W)x78.2(H)x78.9(D) mm/ 4.4(W)× 3.1(H)× 3.1(D) in.(excluding accessories and attachments)
Weight	Approx.412g/14.5oz.(excluding accessories, batteries and memory card)