Fujifilm FinePix S4300 (Review and Manual)

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The Introduction to Fujifilm FinePix S4300

Fujifilm FinePix S4300 Manual User Guide and Product Specification

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 S4300 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 S4300 Manual - camera top 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 S4300 Manual User Guide directly, now we are going to talk about the look of this camera first.

As shown in the Fujifilm FinePix S4300 manual, this is a point-and-shoot camera that looks like DSLR design. The weight of this type is just normal around 543. The dimensions are 118x89x99mm.

The exterior of the camera is littered with buttons, switches and dials. You will get a mix of the shutter release with zoom rocker surround, power switch and command dial, the face detection button and continuous shooting modes on the top of the camera.

On the back of the camera, the Fujifilm FinePix S4300 is dominated by the large 3-inch LCD screen with effective pixel of 230.000 dots which is one of the advantage of having this camera because you will get crisp and clear image. It is comfort to the eye.Altough the body is made by plastic, the Fujifilm FinePix S4300’s body certainly feels well made.

From the smooth top plate to the faux leather effect on the grip, back and sides. Further, Fujifilm FinePix S4300 manual also says that there are a number of areas that give the camera an indication of its build quality. The color offered is black color.

Specification

Fujifilm FinePix S4300 Manual - camera side

I have said in the previous review that Fujifilm FinePix S4200, S4300, 4400 and 4500 are all the same camera. The differences is only lie in their lenses. When, the S4200 has megazoom lens which is Fujinon Super EBC lens with a 24x optical zoom range.

It has 4.3-103.2mm or 24-576mm in 35mm terms, in S4300 you will get has a 26x f3.1-5.9 24-624mm lens. The rest included design and features are exactly the same.

There are a bunch of features offered by Fujifilm Finepix S4300. You will get a megazoom lens which is Fujinon Super EBC lens with 26x zoom range. It hasf3.1-5.9 24-624mm focal lenght.

The resolution of this type is 14MP.One of the highlight of this camera is that it has electronic viewfinder. This kind of viewfinder will save more of your battery.

Then, as stated in Fujifilm FinePix S4300 manual, you will also get AA batteries for power, full auto to full manual shooting modes, and decent photo, video, and shooting performance outdoors in good lighting. The S4300 has two menus. The smallest is the FinePix menu which is accessed by pressing the “F” button on the top of the camera.

Then, pressing left in this menu, will allow you to skip to the Set-up menu as they’re laid out like tabs.This menu holds access to more core features of the camera such as date & time, language, volume, LCD settings, red-eye removal, blink detection and loads of other features.

Quick Specification

Model nameFinePix S4300
Number of effective pixels *114.0 million pixels
Image sensor1/2.3 – inch CCD with primary color filter
Storage mediaInternal memory (none)
SD / SDHC / SDXC memory card *2
File formatstill image
JPEG (Exif Ver 2.3)*3
(Design rule for Camera File system compliant / DPOF-compatible)
movie
AVI (Motion JPEG)
Number of recorded pixelsstill image
L : (4:3) 4288 x 3216 / (3:2) 4288 x 2864 / (16:9) 4288 x 2416
M : (4:3) 3072 x 2304 / (3:2) 3072 x 2048 / (16:9) 3072 x 1728
S : (4:3) 2048 x 1536 / (3:2) 2048 x 1360 / (16:9) 1920 x 1080
Lensname
S4300 : Fujinon 26 x optical zoom lens
focal length
S4300 : f=4.3mm – 111.8mm, equivalent to 24 – 624mm on a 35 mm camera
full-aperture
F3.1 (Wide) – F5.9 (Telephoto)
constitution
11 groups 15 lenses
Digital zoomS4300 : approx. 6.7 x (up to approx. 174.2 x, with 26x optical zoom)
ApertureF3.1 / F8 (Wide)
F5.9 / F8 / F20 (Telephoto)  with ND filter
Focus distanceNormal
Wide : Approx. 40 cm to infinity / 1.3 ft. to infinity
Telephoto : Approx. 2.8 m to infinity / 9.1 ft. to infinity
Macro
Wide : Approx. 7 cm – 3.0 m / 2.7 in. – 9.8 ft.
Telephoto : Approx. 2.0 m – 3.0 m / 6.5 ft. – 9.8 ft.
Super Macro
Wide : Approx. 2 cm – 1.0 m / 0.8 in. – 3.3 ft.
SensitivityAuto,Equivalent to ISO 64 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200* / 6400* (Standard Output Sensitivity)
* ISO3200 / 6400 is effective in image size S.
Exposure controlTTL 256-zones metering, Multi / Spot / Average
Exposure modeProgrammed AE, Shutter Priority AE, Aperture Priority AE, Manual exposure
Shooting modesSP
Zoom Bracketing, Natural Light, Natural Light & with Flash, Portrait, Baby, Smile, Landscape, Sport, Night, Night (Tripod), Fireworks, Sunset, Snow, Beach, Party, Flower, Text
MODE DIAL
SR AUTO, AUTO, P, S, A, M, Custom, Movie, PANORAMA, SP
Image stabilizerCCD shift type
Face detectionYes
Exposure compensation-2.0EV – +2.0EV 1/3EV step
Shutter speed(Auto mode) 1/4sec. to 1/2000sec., (All other modes) 8sec. to 1/2000sec.
(with mechanical shutter)
Continuous shootingTOP
TOP-6 max. 1.2 fps;
TOP-20 max. 3.3fps; size (M,S)
TOP-40 max. 8fps; size (S)
LAST
LAST6 max. 1.2 fps; last 6 frames recorded
LONG PERIOD
max. 1.2 fps; maximum number of frames varies with image size and available memory
Auto bracketingAE Bracketing : ±1/3EV, ±2/3EV, ±1EV
Focusmode
Single AF / Continuous AF (SR AUTO, Movie)
type
TTL contrast AF, AF assist illuminator available
AF frame selection
Center, Multi, Area, Tracking
White balanceAutomatic scene recognition
Preset
Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light, Custom
Self-timerApprox. 10 sec. / 2 sec. delay
FlashAuto flash (i-flash)
Effective range : (ISO AUTO)
Normal
Wide : Approx. 40cm – 7.0m / 1.3ft. – 22.9ft.
Telephoto : Approx. 2.5m – 3.6m / 8.2ft. – 11.8ft.
Macro
Wide : Approx. 30cm – 3.0m / 1.0ft. – 9.8ft.
Telephoto : Approx. 2.0m – 3.0m / 6.5ft. – 9.8ft.
Flash modesRed-eye removal OFF
Auto, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro.
Red-eye removal ON
Red-eye Reduction Auto, Red-eye Reduction & Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Red-eye Reduction & Slow Synchro.
Electronic Viewfinder0.2-inch, approx. 200,000 dots, color LCD viewfinder approx. 97% coverage
LCD monitor3.0-inch, approx. 230,000 dots, TFT color LCD monitor, approx. 97% coverage
Movie recording1280 x 720 pixels / 640 x 480 pixels / 320 x 240 pixels (30 frames/sec.) with monaural sound.
* Optical zoom function can be used.
Photography functionsSR AUTO, Instant zoom, Face Detection, Auto red-eye removal, Framing guideline, blink detection, Frame No. memory, Histogram display, motion panorama, Face recognition, Date stamp
Playback functionsFace Detection, Auto red-eye removal, Multi-frame playback (with micro thumbnail), Protect, Crop, Resize, Slide show, Image rotate, voice memo, histogram display, exposure warning, Photobook assist, image search, Favorites, Mark for upload, Panorama, Erase selected frames
Other functionsPictBridge, Exif Print, 35 Languages, Time difference, Silent mode
TerminalVideo output
NTSC / PAL selectable with monaural sound
Digital interface
USB 2.0 High-Speed
HDMI output
HDMI Mini connector
Power supply4 x AA type alkaline batteries (included) / 4 x AA type Ni-MH rechargeable batteries (sold separately)
4 x AA type lithium batteries (sold separately)
Dimensions118.0 (W) x 80.9 (H) x 99.8 (D) mm / 4.6 (W) x 3.1 (H) x 3.9 (D) in.
WeightApprox. 543 g / 19.1 oz. (including batteries and memory card)
Approx. 448 g / 15.8 oz. (excluding batteries and memory card)
Operating Temperature0°C – 40°C
Operating Humidity10% – 80% (no condensation)
Guide to the number of available frames for battery operationAlkaline batteries : Approx. 300frames (AUTO mode)
Ni-MH rechargeable batteries : Approx 500 frames (AUTO mode)
Lithium batteries : Approx. 700 frames (AUTO mode)

Price and Impression

Fujifilm FinePix S4300 Manual - camera front face

Most of users said that the S4300 is very recommended if you are a peson who do photograph for fun. It takes really nice photos and is relatively easy to use. The picture produced is super crisp.

Having a price range around The last is about the price, for such a features and quality, ou have to pay around $379.99,this camera is recommended for anyone who are looking for a point and shoot with more capability and control than the pocket point and shoot category.

Free Download Manual User Guide

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