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Fujifilm FinePix S8400W review

Fujifilm FinePix S8400W

CHOICE Expert Rating

55%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  •  Built-in Wi-Fi
  •  Has electronic viewfinder
  •  Very long zoom (44X)
  •  Wide angle (24 mm )
Bad points

Bad Points

  •  Battery can be difficult to insert or remove
  •  Flash lacks power at longer distances (5m)
  •  Image quality in manual mode poor
  •  Monitor lacks smoothness when panning
  •  Pictures in low light are noisy and tend to have long exposures, which can result in motion blur
  •  Poor auto focus performance in low light
  •  Poor auto focus performance in low light
  •  Poor sound quality
  •  Very poor quality of movie image in low light

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
55%
Picture quality score – auto mode
64%
Picture quality score – manual mode
32%
Ease of use score
53%
Movie quality score
35%
Monitor/viewfinder score
67%
Flash score
68%

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Specifications

Lens
fixed lens
Zoom range (mm)
24 – 1056
Lens factor
44
Minimum aperture range (f-stops)
2.9 – 6.5
Minimum shutter speed (secs)
1/1700
Maximum shutter speed (secs)
8
Lens diameter (mm)
Not applicable
Lens length (mm)
Not applicable
Lens weight (g)
Not applicable
Lens filter thread (mm)
Not applicable
Lens mount
Not applicable
Sensor type
CMOS
Sensor size
Not applicable
Effective resolution (MP)
15.9
Dimensions (mm, WxHxD)
122 x 87 x 126
Weight (g)
715
Tripod socket
Plastic (not centred)
Start-up time (sec)
2.2
Shutter delay 1m (sec)
0.32
Shutter delay 8.5m (sec)
0.26
ISO rating
100 – 12800
Exposure correction (lower)
-2
Exposure correction (higher)
2
Continuous shooting mode
3.7
Frame limit in continuous mode
10
Number of selectable exposure programs
19
Closest focus wide (m)
0.45
Closest focus tele (m)
3.5
Closest focus macro (m)
0.01
Focus points (auto mode)
Not stated
Monitor size (mm)
60 x 45
Monitor ratio
4:3
Monitor swivel (V x H, deg)
Not applicable
Viewfinder type
Electronic viewfinder
Viewfinder diopter
Not stated
Video ratios supported
4:3, 16:9
Video format
MOV (codec H.264)
Maximum frame rate – progressive
30
Number of selectable exposure programs – video
1
Audio recording format
Stereo
Memory card type
SDHC, SDXC
Internal memory (MB)
Not applicable
Number of memory cards – insertable
1
Image ratios supported
3:2, 4:3, 16:9
Flash type
pop-up manual
Battery type
LR6 (4)
CIPA battery cycles
300
Image editing software
MyFinePix Studio Ver.4.2
RAW converter software
Not applicable
Video editing software
Not stated

Cost

Price
$429.00

Features

Fully manual mode
Water/dust resistant
GPS tagging
Electric cable release
Camera controlled via USB
Manual white balance
Bulb setting
Priority mode – shutter speed
Priority mode – aperture
Shutter release via touch screen
HDR function
Time lapse
Panorama (panning)
Image stabilisation – physical
Electronic image stabilisation
Focus assist lamp
Focus via touch screen
Continuous manual focus switchable
Face detection
Spot focus
Focus tracking
Focus bracketing
Touchscreen
Monitor grid guide
Video face detection
Video spot focus
Video focus tracking
Manual focus video
Not applicable
Continuous to manual focus switchable – video
Slow motion setting
Stop motion setting
Video image stabilisation
Built-in speaker
Socket for external microphone
Can add a comment to a still image
RAW plus JPEG format
Can record in RAW format
Flash slow sync
Flash power adjustable
Hotshoe
Other flash connection
HDMI connection
Wi-Fi WLAN connection
Charge via USB
Adapter for charging batteries
Separate battery holder
Lens bag supplied
Not applicable
Lens hood supplied
Not applicable
Shoulder belt supplied
Other items supplied
USB Cable, lens cap

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