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Kyocera Finecam S5

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User ratings:
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3.8 out of 5
6 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:
3
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Features & Controls The Finecam S5 is equipped with an all-glass 3x optical zoom lens, f=7.3 mm - 21.9 mm (35mm equivalent 35mm - 105mm), F2.8-4.8. The focusing range in normal mode is about 60cm to infinity and in Macro mode from about 17cm - 60cm (at wide-angle setting). As you can seeRead more
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Pros

  • Simple pro lighting and use tips
  • Offers Manual
  • Wide AF

Cons

  • lost photos due to a corrupted memory card
  • Memory card corruption can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer
  • Cycle times

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 7.144x5.358 mm
  • 5 Mpx
  • 2560, 1920 px
  • 4.8
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
  • 1.6 in
  • no

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Kyocera Finecam S5 - Pros & Cons

Kyocera Finecam S5

Pros

  • Simple pro lighting and use tips
  • Offers Manual
  • Wide AF
  • and Spot AF modes
  • small
  • compact design is excellent for travel and inconspicuous shooting
  • The user interface is fairly uncomplicated

Cons

  • lost photos due to a corrupted memory card
  • Memory card corruption can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer
  • Cycle times
  • shutter lag
  • battery life
  • only a few distance numbers appear on the monitor
  • flash throttled down a little too well for the macro area
  • poor shooting performance and mediocre photos
  • autofocus tends to be consistently on target
  • mystifying Chroma option

Kyocera Finecam S5 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
1.6 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconEffective pixels
5 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
2560 x 1920 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Kyocera Finecam S5 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.28 in
Sensor photo detectors5.0 Mpx
Effective pixels5.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h4:3
Max resolution2560 x 1920 px
Other resolutions
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture4.8
Focal length equiv35 - 105
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range21.65 in
Macro focus range4.72 in
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed1.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityyes
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Built-in flashyes
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash ON
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Fill-in Flash
External flashno
Self-timeryes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
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Dimensions
Weight7.23 oz
Width3.62 in
Height2.28 in
Depth1.3 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno
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Image
White balance presets5
Custom white balanceyes
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size1.6 in
Screen dots85000
Touch screenno
Live viewno
Viewfinder
Optical
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Design
Body typeUltracompact
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Storage types
  • SD
  • MMC
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Connectivity
USB version1.0
Remote controlNo

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