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Fujifilm FinePix S9800

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User ratings:
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38 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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Pros

  • making it easy to compare with other cameras
  • The menu system is easy to navigate
  • low levels of noise and good levels of detail

Cons

  • the zoom is disabled in this mode
  • Hot shoe Electronic viewfinder
  • there are only two or three different settings available

Key specs

  • CMOS
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 16 Mpx
  • 4608, 3456 px
  • 2.9
  • Continuous Auto Focus, Face detection, Single Auto Focus
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Fujifilm FinePix S9800 - Pros & Cons

Fujifilm FinePix S9800

Pros

  • making it easy to compare with other cameras
  • The menu system is easy to navigate
  • low levels of noise and good levels of detail
  • Fujifilm Finepix S9900W is also pretty easy to use
  • An intelligent digital zoom is also available
  • she has won awards and has been exhibited
  • smoother and sharper image
  • automatic metering works well to produce accurate exposures
  • The camera is easy to use

Cons

  • the zoom is disabled in this mode
  • Hot shoe Electronic viewfinder
  • there are only two or three different settings available
  • images are a little bit soft at the default sharpening setting
  • image smoothing at printing sizes
  • another camera without GPS
  • Purple fringing is quite high particularly when using the full optical zoom
  • S9800 lacks Wi-Fi
  • that another camera without GPS
  • noise is extremely high
  • have built-in Wireless

Fujifilm FinePix S9800 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
12800
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
16 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4608 x 3456 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Fujifilm FinePix S9800 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCMOS
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors17.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 1:1
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4608 x 3456 px
Other resolutions
  • 3264x2448
  • 2048x1536
  • 4608x3072
  • 3264x2176
  • 2304x1536
  • 4608x2592
  • 3264x1840
  • 1920x1080
  • 3456x3546
  • 2432x2432
  • 1728x1728
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom50.0 x
Digital zoom2.0 x
Minimum aperture2.9
Maximum aperture2.9
Focal length equiv24 - 1200
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Single Auto Focus
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range15.75 in
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
Macro focus range2.76 in
Image stabiliserOptical
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Photography features
Camera shutter typeMechanical
Minimum shutter speed8.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Manual exposure modeyes
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
AE EV steps
  • 1/3
  • 2/3
  • 1
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyes
AE frames3
WB BracketingNo
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range7
Flash modes
  • Flash OFF
  • Flash ON
  • Forced OFF
  • Forced ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Continuous drive10.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Fireworks
  • Flower
  • Night
  • Party
  • Portrait
  • Snow
  • Sports
  • Sunset
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Average
  • Spot
3D supportno
Manual settingsyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeStereo
Speaker typeMono
Voice recordingyes
Supported audio file formatsLPCM
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Dimensions
Weight20.35 oz
Width4.83 in
Height3.42 in
Depth4.57 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)300
Battery technologyAlkaline
Number of batteries supported4
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Other features
GPSno
Orientation sensoryes
Energy Star certifiedno
Languages supportMulti
Image editing modes
  • Crop
  • Resizing
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • 12800
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum100
ISO maximum12800
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px
White balance presets6
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Custom modes
  • Fine
  • Fluorescent
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPG
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeOptical
Supported aspect ratios
  • 1:1
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots460000
Touch screenno
Field of view97.0 %
Live viewyes
ViewfinderElectronic
Viewfinder screen size0.2 in
Viewfinder coverage97.0 %
Viewfinder resolution920000.0 px
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
HD typeFull HD
Supported video file formats
  • H.264
  • MOV
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
  • Slide show
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Design
Body typeBridge
Colour of productBlack
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage38.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Internal
Camera file system
  • DPOF
  • Exif 2.3
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Connectivity
micro-HDMIyes
HDMI connector typeMini
USB version2.0
Headphone portno
Microphone portno
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeyes
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno

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