Fujifilm FinePix S1000fd

10 Megapixels   12X zoom lens   2.7 inch LCD

Fuji is advertising the S1000fd as "the world's smallest 12x optical zoom", and they're not flippant. The product shots shown here don't actually convey just how small this camera is. It measures almost 102.5 × 73 × 67.8mm and it's nearly weighs 325g minus batteries. Compare this by the S8000fd at 111.3 x 78.2 x 78.9mm and weight nearly 410g, or still the far from bulky S5800 at 106.1 x 75.7 x 80.7 mm and 307g and you'll notice it is extremely small indeed pro a genuine super-zoom camera.

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The odd thing is though, that despite it being absolutely little, there's no way this could be consider a beautiful pocket camera. It follow the similar SLR-like shape that Fujifilm has used pro each its super-zoom models going back to the 4900 Zoom launched in 2000. It has a big rubberized handgrip include four AA batteries, a pop-up flash indoor a very large viewfinder turret and a relatively big protruding lens barrel. Contrast to a real pocket super-zoom like the very beautiful Panasonic TZ4 it still looks a little over-sized.

The S1000fd is currently on sale pro approximately £164, though some seller has it priced significantly higher. There aren't too many other beautiful cameras that canister be easily stand in direct comparison by the S1000fd's unusual specification. One is the forthcoming General Imaging X3 which I'm hoping to review as soon as it's accessible, but the cost pro that model has yet to be announced. The Panasonic TZ4 is one more compact long-zoom camera, but it is extremely different in both style and specification, and price considerably more at around £250. Maybe the fairest comparison is by a camera that most potential buyers will furthermore be considering, the 8-megapixel, 10 xs zoom FinePix S5800, which is currently selling pro as little as £116.

The very common and most beautiful design of the S1000fd is basically a minor version of the S5800. It has very much the same control layout, by a great knurled mode dial on the top plate and a sliding the main power switch. The layout of the small buttons on the back is as well familiar, and whilst it may look a little cluttered the arrangement actually works extremely well. The LCD monitor is large pro such a little camera, at 2.7 inches and 230k dots. It is slightly recessed, helping to evade scratches and finger marks, and it has adjustable brightness pro sunny days, but its usable angle of view is extremely narrow through recent standards, and even raising the camera a little above head height renders the monitor approximately useless.

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