Fujifilm Finepix S9100 Digital Camera Announced

Fujifilm today has announced the successor to their Finepix S9000 digital camera.  The enthusiast oriented Fujifilm Finepix S9100 features a 9 megapixel Super CCD sensor, 10.7x optical zoom, and the ability to shoot at ISO 80-1600.  Look for the S9100 in September for $599.

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The 10.7x optical zoom Fujinon lens has a 35mm equivalent focal length of 28-300mm.  Despite it's long zoom, in Macro Mode you can focus on subjects as close as 0.4 inches.  Auto focus speeds have been improved and a focus assist light helps out on low light conditions.

The 2 inch LCD has 235K pixels of resolution and can flip out to allow a better view at different shooting angles.

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Fujifilm has updated the image processing algorithms in the S9100 to provide increased sharpness and better resolution.

The S9100 also includes Fujifilm's i-Flash system that intelligently modifies flash output depending on the shooting conditions.

Other features:

• 0.44 inch, 235K pixel electronic viewfinder
• Fast response times (0.01 second shutter lag, 0.8 second startup)
• Accepts both xD-Picture Card and CompactFlash media
• VGA movie capture at 30 fps with zoom capability and audio
• Highlight warning feature
• Real-time histogram
• JPEG and RAW file formats
• Program auto, shutter priority, aperture priority and manual modes
• Bulb shutter mode
• Powered by 4 AA batteries

More information: Fujifilm Finepix S9100 product page