Fujifilm FinePix HS30 (Review and Manual)

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The Introduction to Fujifilm FinePix HS30

Fujifilm FinePix HS30 Manual - camera front face

When it comes to the question of what is the most important part of an electronic product especially digital camera product, we say it is the manual. It is because with the manual, both users and enthusiast will be able to get the needed information about a certain product. With this manual too, the learning process upon the camera product is started.

So, we can say that manual is the best reference when we want to understand the digital camera product. This is what motivates us to bring Fujifilm FinePix HS30 Manual User Guide here, with this manual we hope that we can help you understanding this Nikon camera product better than before.

Overall Look

Fujifilm FinePix HS30 Manual - camera rear side

It is generally known that look is something important that becomes a consideration for people in buying digital camera product. With the look, People can instantly attracted to a certain digital camera product. More than that, sometimes the choice of camera look is also reflecting the personality of owner as well as the classiness of the camera itself. So, before we hit the Fujifilm FinePix HS30 Manual User Guide directly, now we are going to talk about the look of this camera first.

The design of HS30 is almost identical with FujiFilm FinePix HS22. The looks, feels and handles are very much like a mid-range DSLR. The Fujifilm FinePix HS30EXR is more than weighty and well-built enough to withstand a few glancing knocks in the heat of the action. As shown in the Fujifilm FinePix HS30EXR manual, the moulded curves of the body and matt black finish deliver a purposeful look that is as aesthetically pleasing. It also has ergonomic and chunky control which is easy to use.

Specification

The Fujifilm FinePix HS30EXR is a new super-zoom digital compact camera. This bridge-style Fujifilm HS30EXR features a 30x zoom lens which covers a 35mm equivalent focal range of 24-720mm, mechanical image stabilization, twist-barrel manual zoom and focusing controls.

Fujifilm FinePix HS30EXR manual also say that other highlights of the HS30 EXR include a 16 megapixel EXR Back Side Illuminated CMOS sensor, a 3-inch tilting 460k-dot LCD monitor, 920k-dot electronic viewfinder with eye-sensor for automatic switching, and full 1080p HD movie recording with stereo sound.

Fujifilm FinePix HS30 Manual - camera top side

The ISO range is 100-12800, High Speed movie capture at 320 fps, continuous shooting at 8fps, and it also has 0.16 second auto-focusing. Moreover, the battery life is for 600 shoots for every charge. A customizeable Function button, full manual controls which support for the RAW file format are also available.

As stated in Fujifilm FinePix HS30EXR manual, the camera also has incredible 30x zoom lens as on the HS20. It is completedwith manual zoom and focus rings.

This incredibly versatile lens offers a focal range starting at an ultra-wide 24mm and finishing at an ultra-telephoto 720mm, which, as Fujifilm cannily point out, would take at least two super-zoom DSLR lenses to offer similar reach. Throw in the 1cm Super Macro Mode and impressive maximum apertures of a bright f/2.8 at 24mm wide-angle to a slightly brighter f5.6 at 720mm telephoto.

Quick Specification

Body type
Body typeSLR-like (bridge)
Sensor
Max resolution4608 x 3456
Other resolutions4608 x 3072, 4608 x 2592, 3264 x 2448, 3264 x 1840, 2304 x 1728, 2304 x 1536, 1920 x 1080
Image ratio w:h4:3, 3:2, 16:9
Effective pixels16 megapixels
Sensor size1/2″ (6.4 x 4.8 mm)
Sensor typeEXRCMOS
ProcessorEXR
Image
ISOAuto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 (6400 and 12800 with boost)
Boosted ISO (minimum)6400
Boosted ISO (maximum)12800
White balance presets6
Custom white balanceYes (1)
Image stabilizationSensor-shift
Uncompressed formatRAW
JPEG quality levelsFine, Normal
Optics & Focus
Focal length (equiv.)24–720 mm
Optical zoom30×
Maximum apertureF2.8–5.6
AutofocusContrast Detect (sensor)
Multi-area
Center
Tracking
Single
Continuous
Face Detection
Digital zoomYes (2x)
Manual focusYes (Still and Movies)
Normal focus range45 cm (17.72″)
Macro focus range1 cm (0.39″)
Screen / viewfinder
Articulated LCDTilting
Screen size3″
Screen dots460,000
Screen typeTFT color LCD monitor with Sunny Day mode
Live viewYes
Viewfinder typeElectronic
Viewfinder coverage100%
Minimum shutter speed30 sec
Maximum shutter speed1/4000 sec
Aperture priorityYes
Shutter priorityYes
Manual exposure modeYes
Subject / scene modesYes
Built-in flashYes (Pop-up)
Flash range7.10 m (Wide: 30cm – 7.1m / Tele: 2.0m – 3.8m )
External flashYes (via Hot-shoe EF-42/EF-20 )
Flash modesAuto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Sync
Continuous drive11.0 fps
Self-timerYes (2 or 10 sec, Auto release, Auto shutter (Dog, Cat))
Metering modesMulti
 Average
 Spot

Price and Impression

Fujifilm FinePix HS30 Manual User Guide and Product Specification

The Fujifilm FinePix HS30EXR produces good quality images. It handled noise fairly well, with a little noise appearing at the relatively slow speed of ISO 400 and then becoming progressively worse at the faster setting of ISO 800. The fastest full-resolution settings of ISO 1600 and 3200 suffer from a loss of fine detail and color saturation.

The headling-grabbing settings of ISO 6400 and 12800 are both actually shot at a reduced resolution (medium and small respectively) and they’re very noisy too. Chromatic aberrations also well controlled.

It has limited purple fringing effects which only appearing in high contrast situations. The Fujifilm FinePix HS30EXR is available since 2011 for £439.99 / $499.95 in the UK / US respectively. The price is of course getting down this year. You may get a lot cheaper yet in secondhand condition.

Free Download Manual User Guide

As it is stated at the beginning of this article, the aim of providing this writing is to bring the Fujifilm FinePix HS30 Manual. This is the manual that will give you the information related to the specification, features, operation, instruction, camera manual, and others.

So, for you who want to look for information regarding to this Nikon camera product, referencing to the manual below will be the best thing to do. To give you the better access, we will provide the manual in PDF. So, before reaching out to the manual, it will be better if you download the PDF reader software first.

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