FUJIFILM FinePix S2950 Point & Shoot Camera  (Black)

The Fujifilm S2950 camera belongs to the Finepix S-series of point and shoot cameras. This advanced digital camera by Fujifilm comes loaded with the 18x Fujinon zoom lens, and can also zoom digitally up to 4x. This 14 megapixel digital camera has CCD sensor, which allows you to take clear and crisp pictures. The camera has focal length of 5 mm - 90 mm, and the 35 mm film equivalent focal length is 28 - 504 mm.

The Fujifilm digital camera weighs 437 g, including the accessories, batteries and memory card. The camera is well built with rubber grips for your right hand's fingers and thumb. The menu has been designed in such a way that it simplifies the navigation between the various modes. The Finepix S2950 is capable of shooting HD videos at 1280 x 720 pixel resolution (30 fps) with monaural sound.

The Fujifilm S2950 camera supports 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 aspect ratios. The 3-inch TFT color LCD monitor with the resolution of 230,000 dot pixels gives you the freedom to select the desired setting along with taking pictures. The camera also features an electronic viewfinder which preserves battery and gives more shots per charge.

Battery and Storage

The 4 x AA type alkaline batteries installed in the camera can click 300 photos before discharging completely. If you wish to increase the number of shots, you may opt for Ni-MH rechargeable batteries and Lithium batteries which can capture 500 and 700 pictures in one charge, respectively. The SD and SDHC memory cards can be opted if you want to increase the storage capacity of your Fujifilm camera.

Performance

This Fujifilm S2950 has an aperture range of f/3.1 - f/5.6. The digital camera also has a TTL contrast detection Auto Focus with Single Auto Focus and Continuous Auto Focus modes. The sensitivity can be automatically adjusted by the camera between the ISO range of 64 - 6400, which lets you click pictures even in low light conditions.

The shutter speed of the compact camera ranges between 1/4 sec to 1/2000 sec in the Auto mode and 8 sec to 1/2000 sec in Manual mode. This point and shoot camera has built-in Auto Flash, which automatically fires the flash in low lit areas. The flash range is 0.4 m - 8 m (Wide) and 2.5 m - 4.4 m (Tele).

Features and Connectivity

The Fujifilm S2950 comes with pre-installed scene modes such as Natural Light, Portrait, Baby, Smile, Landscape, Sport and many more. The camera also comprises of technologies like Face Detection to recognize the number of faces in a picture, Blink Detection and Auto-Red Eye correction. The CCD-shift type dual image stabilizer counters camera shake and helps you click clear pictures. This point and shoot digital camera from Fujifilm has self timer mode that permits you to delay clicking a picture between 2 - 10 seconds.

By using the high speed USB 2.0, you can easily connect your Fujifilm camera to your PC or laptop and transfer or view files. HDMI Mini connector in the Fujifilm S2950 lets you view HD pictures on HDTV or any other HD device with the usage of the video output cable.