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Kyocera Finecam S5R

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Features & Controls The Finecam S5R 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 lens combines a compact size and high performance through the use of special low-dispersion glass, four aspheric lenses and continuous AF.Read more
Fast continuous-shooting speed distinguishes this otherwise ordinary 5-megapixel camera from the crowd of competitors. But is speed everything? Read our review to find out.Read more
Review posted 10/31/03 Click on the S5R camera for a QTVR tour The 5 Megapixel Finecam S5R features RTUNE Rapid Tuning Technology and offers the world's fastest Continuous Capture Mode (as of Otober 2003.) In combination with a virtually non- existent lag time of 0.07 seconds, it can capture imagesRead more
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Pros

  • Simple pro lighting and use tips
  • The user interface is fairly uncomplicated
  • small

Cons

  • flash throttled down a little too well for the macro area
  • lost photos due to a corrupted memory card
  • Memory card corruption can happen with any card type and any camera manufacturer

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 S5R - Pros & Cons

Kyocera Finecam S5R

Pros

  • Simple pro lighting and use tips
  • The user interface is fairly uncomplicated
  • small
  • compact design is excellent for travel and inconspicuous shooting
  • Offers Manual
  • Wide AF
  • and Spot AF modes
  • all controls are easy to operate
  • Exposure and dynamic range were also pretty good

Cons

  • flash throttled down a little too well for the macro area
  • 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
  • the S5R's photos look subpar
  • subpar photo quality sinks an otherwise average snapshot camera
  • excessive postprocessing artifacts make the photos look noisy and fuzzy

Kyocera Finecam S5R - 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 S5R - 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 range23.62 in
Macro focus range6.69 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 range2.5
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Flash ON
  • Flash OFF
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
  • Fill-in Flash
External flashno
Continuous drive3.0 fps
Self-timeryes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
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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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Image
ISO
  • Auto
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
White balance presets5
Custom white balanceyes
Image stabilization typeNo
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size1.6 in
Screen dots70000
Touch screenno
Live viewno
Viewfinder
Optical
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
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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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