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Finepix S7000 Zoom

Finepix S7000 Zoom comes equipped with a 6.3-megapixel sensor, 6x optical zoom and a number of manual options which makes it very suitable for experienced photographers.

Further, S7000 also encompasses a 3.2x digital zoom. Having a 35-210mm range (35mm equivalent), the maximum image size of S7000 is 4048 x 3040 pixels. The images can be saved in RAW or JPEG format.

Pretty much compact with dimensions of 121.0 x 81.5 x 97.0 mm, S7000 weighs nearly half a kg.(minus the battery and memory card)

Controls are logically placed and hence very easy to access while the menus are also user friendly.

Feature wise, S7000 is quite rich. Exposure options include automatic, manual, aperture priority, exposure compensation, program AE, and shutter priority auto mode.

In the super macro mode, it is possible take shots from a close range of 1cm.

Scene modes present include Portrait, Landscape, Sports and Night.

ISO sensitivity ranges from 160-800 in automatic mode and 200-1600 in manual mode.

Flash mode incorporates the auto, red-eye reduction, forced flash, suppressed flash and slow synchro modes.

Shutter speeds in S7000 are between 15 seconds to 1/10,000 second.

White balance settings of S7000 consist of automatic, manual, fluorescent, incandescent, and custom.

In S7000’s Movie mode, you can shoot in two MPEG modes inclusive of sound; 640 x 480 pixels and 320 x 240 pixels at 30 fps.

A voice memo feature facilitates adding a 30 second audio message to a captured still image. The messages can also be emailed along with the image.

For storing pictures, you have two options; using CompactFlash (Type II) or XD memory cards. The camera comes equipped with a 16MB XD card.

Transferring purposes are taken care of with USB 2.0.

Running on 4AA type batteries (not rechargeable), S7000 will give you a more than acceptable 300+ shots.

While the 1.8 LCD could definitely be bigger, the viewfinder looks sharp and delivers good results.

Start up and reprocessing time in S7000 is very fast.

The overall image quality is nice but they aren’t as impressive as some other cameras in this category. At higher ISO’s, even the noise factor is very much apparent. The absence of an AF assist lamp in felt while taking snaps in low light conditions.

In spite of a few glitches with regards to the image quality, the plethora of features incorporated still makes S7000 a reasonable option for professional shooters.