Fuji S7000 Digi Camera £299

[Sushi]

From Dixons while stocks last. Same camera's £600 in my Argos catalogue. Don't know yet how web prices compare.

["Mick"]

It's a good price. I've been waiting for the S5500 to be available, which is still going to be coming in at around £249

One of the cheaper places is http://www.bristolcameras.co.uk/page1.htm and the S7000 is £339 there. There are a few places which have the camera at about the same prices but yours seems a good deal, well found.

[Looey]

If theyve sold out at Dixons, PCWorld are doing them for same price and buyacamera.co.uk (http://www.buyacamera.co.uk/xsearch....=FUJCA470&pt=d) are doing it for 299.98 but are offering a 2 month warrenty.

[ultra238a]

Fuji S5500 is at £237.99 inc at dabs.com, stock in tomorrow/Wednesday

HTH

Ultra238a

["Mick"]

Thanks for that, I checked Dabs a while ago and was tempted, but,


Kit 2 - Fuji Finepix S5500 + 256mb xD Picture Card + 4 x 2000mah Nimh Batteries + 7hr Charger + Fuji SC-FX5 Case

From ukdigital.co.uk for £327 I think is the one I may go for. Then again I may wait a month or 2 and see if the price comes down, see if the wife will get it me for Christmas :thumbs

[mintyfresh]

They've got loads of the S7000's in the Dixons at the Trafford Centre, was in there today. They've got huge piles ups behind the camera counter!!!

[forsaken991]

Details are as follows:

Fuji Finepix S7000
Combined with the Super EBC 6x optical Fujinon lens, with manual zoom ring control, this means that even the most ambitious images can become a reality.
If you stop at nothing in pursuit of quality, the FinePix S7000 Zoom's RAW mode stores images exactly as they were recorded, pixel by pixel.

Key features

- Compact, SLR-style body shape to give you features and performance without the bulk
- Fourth Generation Super CCD HR sensor with 6.3 million effective pixels, delivering 12 million recorded pixels
- 230,000 electronic viewfinder pixels, for accurate image viewing
- RAW file format
- Super EBC 6x optical Fujinon zoom lens equivalent to 35-210mm on a 35mm camera
- Manual zoom ring control
- Dual card format: xD-Picture Card™ and Microdrive ™, for added flexibility
- Full manual control
- USB 2.0 socket, allowing rapid transfer of images from camera to PC
- VGA movie recording (30 fps) with sound, for ultra-smooth movie recording
- High sensitivity settings (up to ISO 800) to allow photography in a wide range of situations, including low light without flash
- Manual (threaded) cable release socket

Technical Spec

Number of effective pixels 6.3 million pixels
CCD sensor 1/1.7" Super CCD HR Number of total pixels: 6.63 million pixels
Number of recorded pixels Still image: 4,048 x 3,040 (12.3 million), 2,848 x 2,136, 2,016 x 1,512, 1,600 x 1,200, 1,280 x 960
Movie:
640 x 480 pixels, 30 frames / sec.
320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames / sec.

File formats Still image: CCD-RAW / JPEG (Exif Ver 2.2) Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG)
(Design rule for Camera File system compliant / DPOF-compatible)

Storage media Slot 1: xD-Picture Card™ (16 / 32 / 64 / 128 / 256 / 512MB)
Slot 2: Microdrive™ (some CompactFlash™ cards may not be compatible)

Lens Super EBC Fujinon 6X optical zoom lens
Lens focal length Equivalent to 35 – 210mm on a 35mm camera

Focus Autofocus / Area / Centre / Multi, Manual Focus
Focus distance Normal: 50cm to infinity Telephoto: 90cm to infinity
Macro: Approx. 10cm – 80cm Super macro: 1cm – 20cm

Shutter Speed Auto / SP: 1/4 sec. to 1/2000 sec. SP (night scene mode only): 3 sec. to 1/250 sec.
P/S/A: 3 sec. to 1/1000 sec. Manual: 15 sec. to 1/10000

Aperture f2.8 – f8 10 levels in 1/3 EV step

Sensitivity Auto Equivalent to ISO 160 - 800
Manual Equivalent to ISO 200/400/800
(resolution is restricted to 1M / 2M / 3M for shots taken at ISO800)

Exposure control 64-zone TTL metering - multi, spot, average
Exposure Modes Programmed AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual

White balance Automatic
Manual: Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light, Custom

Viewfinder 0.44 inches approx. 235,000 pixels electronic viewfinder, built-in dioptre adjustment

LCD monitor 1.8" low temperature polysilicon TFT (approx. 118,000 pixels)

Flash Auto flash using flash control sensor
Effective range: Wide angle: 0.3m to 8.5m Telephoto: 0.9m to 7.9m Flash mode: Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro, Red-eye Reduction and Slow Synchro

Self-timer Approx. 2/10 sec. delay

Video Out NTSC / PAL selectable

Terminal USB 2.0

Power source 4 x AA size alkaline batteries / 4 x Ni-MH rechargeable batteries (optional) or AC power adapter (AC-5VH / AC-5VHS) (optional)

Dimensions 121.0 (W) x 81.5 (H) x 97.0 (D) mm
Weight Approx. 500g (excluding batteries and media)

Digital Zoom 3.2x (1,280 X 960 pixels), 2.5x (1,600 x 1,200 pixels), 2x (2,016 x 1,520 pixels), 1.4x (2,848 x 2,136 pixels)

Shooting modes Normal: Auto, Scene Position (Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Night Scene)
Programmed AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual Continuous: - Top 5 (3.3 frames/sec. up to 5 frames) - Final 5 (2 frames/sec. up to 5 frames) - Long period (max. 1 frames/sec. up to 40 frames. only at 1M / 2M / 3M mode)

Colour Modes B&W / Chrome / Standard

Movie recording 640 x 480 pixels: 30 frames / sec.
320 x 240 pixels: 30 frames / sec.
With sound, AVI format (Motion JPEG)

Voice memo Up to 30 sec. WAV format

Playback Single frame (with max.18X playback zoom), 9 multi-frame


This is going for £322.00 with the carry case on digital depot too

[forsaken991]

Here's a pic

["Mick"]

Wow!!! :coffee:


Thats a whole shed load of info, a link may have had the same effect though?

The "deal" i put up that I was waiting for, and I am not sure if there are better but the chaps (and Chapes's (damb sure that is spelt wrong)) on here will, includes a 256Mb XD card, spare batteries and charger etc, which is more use than a case alone. A case is still worth the while though.

Perhaps I have had too many light refreshments but thats a whole lot of reading plus an extra picture when a quick link would do?

[Wefty]

£299 is a very good price, I bought one of these a couple of months ago from 7dayshopper for £325 and added a 256 xd card for another £50.

It is an awesome piece of kit and a give-away at the price, I first saw this camera for sale in Feb for £699 and was tempted then lol, would've been gutted if I'd paid that and then seen todays price.

Wefty

["Mick"]

I am still very tempted by this camera. Could you (or anyone who has already got one) give a little more info such as:

How long of a delay from pressing the shutter to camera taking picture? (My present one takes over a second)

How good is the macro feature?

Is the auto feature as good as they say or are the manual settings better?

Does it drain the batteries quickly or not?

Any other info would be great, a slight review perhaps? You can PM the info if you wish, even a sample picture?

Mick

[Wefty]

http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/fu..._s7000-review/

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/S7000/S70PICS.HTM

Wefty

["Mick"]

A little bit late perhaps, but thanks anyway. I got the S5500 and have been very happy with it

[Simate]

If theyve sold out at Dixons, PCWorld are doing them for same price and buyacamera.co.uk (http://www.buyacamera.co.uk/xsearch....=FUJCA470&pt=d) are doing it for 299.98 but are offering a 2 month warrenty.

You mean "inc 2 Year Guarantee" as the site says

EDIT. JESUS!!! I only just looked at how old all this is!!!!!