The Fujifilm FinePix products are a line of
digital camera
A digital camera, also called a digicam, is a camera that captures photographs in Digital data storage, digital memory. Most cameras produced today are digital, largely replacing those that capture images on photographic film or film stock. Dig ...
s produced by
Fujifilm
, trading as , or simply Fuji, is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, operating in the areas of photography, optics, Office supplies, office and Biomedical engine ...
. They include compact
point and shoot models, tough, waterproof models,
bridge digital camera
A bridge camera is a type of camera that fills the niche market, niche between relatively simple point-and-shoot cameras and interchangeable-lens cameras such as mirrorless cameras and single-lens reflex cameras (SLRs). They are often compar ...
s,
digital SLRs and
mirrorless camera
A mirrorless camera (sometimes referred to as a mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera (MILC) or digital single-lens mirrorless (DSLM)) is a digital camera which, in contrast to DSLRs, does not use a mirror in order to ensure that the image ...
s. Many use Fujifilm's proprietary
Super CCD
Super CCD is a proprietary charge-coupled device image sensor design that was developed by Fujifilm starting in 1999 and marketed with its digital cameras, starting with the FinePix 4700 and S1 Pro. Super CCD cameras were sold until 2010. The Supe ...
technology sensors and
CMOS
Complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS, pronounced "sea-moss
", , ) is a type of MOSFET, metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) semiconductor device fabrication, fabrication process that uses complementary an ...
sensors for high-end models.
Model series
Current series
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F series:
Travel Long Zoom, Compact models with exceptional low-light performance and advanced features.
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J series: easy to use, low cost, slim, compact series introduced in 2008.
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S series:
Bridge digital camera
A bridge camera is a type of camera that fills the niche market, niche between relatively simple point-and-shoot cameras and interchangeable-lens cameras such as mirrorless cameras and single-lens reflex cameras (SLRs). They are often compar ...
ultra-zoom series (including SL Series) with CCD or CMOS sensor.
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HS series:
Bridge digital camera
A bridge camera is a type of camera that fills the niche market, niche between relatively simple point-and-shoot cameras and interchangeable-lens cameras such as mirrorless cameras and single-lens reflex cameras (SLRs). They are often compar ...
ultra-zoom series with CMOS sensors, better than S series.
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T series: Stylist Zoom,
Compact models with powerful zoom.
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XP series: Tough, waterproof, shockproof, dustproof and freezeproof series introduced in 2009.
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Z series: Slim, Ultra-compact, stylish series introduced in 2005
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Real 3D series: Known also as W Series
Stereoscopic
Stereoscopy, also called stereoscopics or stereo imaging, is a technique for creating or enhancing the illusion of depth in an image by means of stereopsis for binocular vision. The word ''stereoscopy'' derives . Any stereoscopic image is ...
cameras introduced in 2009.
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X series: Announced at
Photokina 2010, the
Fujifilm Finepix X100 has been 'developed without compromise' and promises to offer the 'absolute best in image quality' in a compact camera. Some reviewers have suggested that, while the camera takes excellent photos, it suffers from design flaws and a poor focus system.
The
X series has been expanded to include the
Fujifilm X10 - a 'scaled down' X100 with 4x manual barrel
zoom lens
A zoom lens is a system of camera lens elements for which the focal length (and thus angle of view) can be varied, as opposed to a fixed-focal-length (FFL) lens (''prime lens'').
A true zoom lens or optical zoom lens is a type of '' parfocal ...
, the
Fujifilm X-S1 bridge camera and the
Fujifilm X-Pro1
The Fujifilm X-Pro1 is a Mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera, mirrorless interchangeable-lens digital camera announced in January 2012 and launched in March 2012. It is part of Fujifilm, Fujifilm's Fujifilm X-series, X-Series of cameras. In Oc ...
Mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera
A mirrorless camera (sometimes referred to as a mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera (MILC) or digital single-lens mirrorless (DSLM)) is a digital camera which, in contrast to DSLRs, does not use a mirror in order to ensure that the image ...
which uses the
Fujifilm X-mount lens system. The
Fujifilm X100S and
Fujifilm X20 in 2013 replaced the X100 and X10 respectively, while the interchangeable lens line up expanded with the
X-E1,
X-E2,
X-M1,
X-A1 and the
X-T1 models. In September 2016, Fuji announced the
Fujifilm GFX 50S a
medium format
Medium format has traditionally referred to a film format in photography and the related cameras and equipment that use film. Nowadays, the term applies to film and digital cameras that record images on media larger than the used in 35&n ...
addition to the X series, using G mount lenses.
Discontinued series
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A series: Entry-level
point and shoot models, introduced in 2001.
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E series: These include the E500, E510, E550 from 2003 - 2004.
* M-series: Including the
M603.
* PR21: Included a built in
Instax
Instax (stylized as instax) is a brand of instant still cameras and instant films marketed by Fujifilm.
The first camera and accompanying film, the Instax Mini 10 and Instax Mini film, were released on November 10, 1998. The "Wide" film and fi ...
instant film
Instant film is a type of photographic film that was introduced by Polaroid Corporation to produce a visible image within minutes or seconds of the photograph's exposure. The film contains the chemicals needed for developing and fixing the photo ...
printer
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S5 Pro:
Nikon F-mount
The Nikon F-mount is a type of interchangeable lens mount developed by Nikon for its 35mm format single-lens reflex cameras. The F-mount was first introduced on the Nikon F camera in 1959, and features a three-lug bayonet mount with a 44mm thro ...
compatible
digital SLR.
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V series: And a rare V10 in early 2006.
File:Fujifilm FinePix A203 -digital camera.jpg, Fujifilm Finepix A203 (2002)
File:Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro.jpg, Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro (2006)
File:Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR01n2550.jpg, Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR (2009)
File:Fujiw3.jpg, Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W1 (2009)
File:IMG 4691.JPG, Fujifilm FinePix X100 (2011)
File:Fuji Fine Pix SL 1000.jpg, Fujifilm FinePix SL 1000 (2014)
See also
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Digital photography
Digital photography uses cameras containing arrays of electronic photodetectors interfaced to an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to produce images focused by a lens, as opposed to an exposure on photographic film. The digitized image is ...
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Stereo camera
A stereo camera is a type of camera with two or more lenses with a separate image sensor or film frame for each lens. This allows the camera to simulate human binocular vision, and therefore gives it the ability to capture three-dimensional ...
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Flash (photography)
A flash is a device used in photography that produces a brief burst of light (lasting around of a second) at a color temperature of about 5500 K to help illuminate a scene. The main purpose of a flash is to illuminate a dark scene. Other us ...
References
External links
Official range of Fujifilm digital camerasOfficial UK range of Fujifilm digital camerasOfficial FinePix X-Pro1 page - English
- Showcase for the FinePix X-Pro1
Official FinePix X100 page - English
- Showcase for the FinePix X100
Fujifilm X100
- Sample Tests
{{Fujifilm DSLR cameras
Products introduced in 1998