Fujifilm FinePix S8300

Fujifilm FinePix S8300

Fujifilm FinePix S8300
Fujifilm FinePix S8300
Announced: 07 Jan 2013
Sensor Resolution: 16Mp
Sensor Type: 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS
ISO: 64-12800
Weight: 670g
Physical Dimensions: 123 x 87 x 116 mm
Viewfinder: Electronic
Screen Type: 3" Fixed
Video Resolutions: 1920 x 1080
26
Overall Score
2
Image Quality
26
Speed Performance
47
Versatility
54
Comfort
Portrait

11

Portrait
Landscape

10

Landscape
Sport

27

Sport
Street

39

Street
Everyday

41

Everyday
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prospros

  • The integrated stabilizer allows you to shoot firmly even in low light conditions
  • The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
  • This is one of the brightest cameras in its category, even at the longest zoom settings - a huge plus in sports and nature photography
  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos

conscons

  • Warning - Fujifilm FinePix S8300 is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Unfortunately, Fujifilm FinePix S8300 does not support wireless connection
  • The small size of the sensor could lower the quality of the photos

Fujifilm FinePix S8300 and its rivals

Review compare Fujifilm FinePix S8300 with overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
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FinePix S8300
26 11 10 27 39 41

Fujifilm FinePix S8300: concluding remarks and technical specifications

The Fujifilm FinePix S8300 is a bridge camera launched on 07/01/2013.

Technically speaking, the Fujifilm FinePix S8300 ranks well below the category average, scoring 26 overall. The Fujifilm FinePix S8300 weights 670 gr and spans 123 x 87 x 116 mm. This means that it is one of the largest and heaviest cameras within its category.

Going into details, whatever the technical specification to be considered, the performance of Fujifilm FinePix S8300 is below the category average:

  • Image Quality - Score 2, ranks among the worst 62% of its category.
  • Speed Performance - Score 26, ranks among the worst 50% of its category.
  • Comfort - Score 54, ranks among the worst 23% of its category.
  • Versatility - Score 47, ranks among the worst 34% of its category.

However, the technical performance of your camera should be put in context. Indeed, depending on the type of photography you are interested in, each individual camera feature can impact your pictures to a different extent. This is the reason why we developed the iCamRank. iCamRank has been designed to weight all the individual technical specifications of each camera in the camerarace database, depending on different shooting conditions. Thus, here is what we suggest, depending on the photography type you like most:

  • Portrait - Good, score 11, ranks in the best 70% of its category. Fujifilm FinePix S8300 works well for Portrait photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Landscape - Good, score 10, ranks in the best 57% of its category. Fujifilm FinePix S8300 works well for Landscape photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Sport - Good, score 27, ranks in the best 56% of its category. Fujifilm FinePix S8300 works well for Sport photography, however even better options are available, which you may want to take into account.
  • Street - Suboptimal, score 39, ranks 8% in its category. Fujifilm FinePix S8300 is not the best choice for Street photography; if Street is your priority, you should definitely look for alternatives.
  • Everyday - Suboptimal, score 41, ranks 6% in its category. Fujifilm FinePix S8300 does not work well for daily photography, you may want to consider some alternatives.

Fujifilm FinePix S8300 technical specs

Sensor Type

Sensor Type

BSI-CMOS

Sensor Size

1/2.3"

Sensor Dimensions

6.17 x 4.55 mm

Sensor Area

28.07 mm2

Sensor Resolution

16 Mp

Max Image Resolution

4608 x 3456

Max Native ISO

12800

Min Native ISO

64

RAW Support

no

Lens

Manual Focus

yes

Lens Mount

fixed lens

Lens Focal Range

24-1008mm

Max Aperture

F2.9-6.5

Macro Focus Range

0 cm

Screen Type

Screen Type

Fixed

Screen Size

3.0"

Screen Resolution

460Kdot

Live View

yes

Touch Screen

no

Viewfinder

Viewfinder

Electronic

Viewfinder Resolution

200000.0

Viewfinder Coverage

Viewfinder Magnification

None

Features

Min Shutter Speed

8s

Max Shutter Speed

1/6999s

Continuous Shooting

10fps

Shutter Priority

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

Image Stabilization

yes

Built-in Flash

yes

Flash Range

None

Max Flash Sync

-

Flash Modes

n/a

External Flash

no

AE Bracketing

no

WB Bracketing

no

Dxo Sensor Scores

DxO Overall Score

DxO Color Depth

DxO Dynamic Range

DxO Low Light ISO

Exposure Modes

Multi-Segment

yes

Average

no

Spot

yes

Partial

no

AF-Area

no

Center Weighted

yes

Autofocus

AF Touch

no

AF Continuous

no

AF Single

no

AF Tracking

no

AF Selective

no

AF Center

no

AF MultiArea

no

AF Live View

no

AF Face Detection

no

AF Contrast Detection

no

AF Phase Detection

no

Number of Focus Points

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Video Features

Video Resolutions

1920 x 1080 (60 fps) 320 x 120 (480 fps) 320 x 240 (240 fps) 640 x 480 (120 fps)

Max Video Resolution

1920x1080

Video Formats

Motion JPEG

Microphone Port

no

Headphone Port

no

Connectivity

Wireless Connectivity

None

HDMI

yes

USB

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

Physical

Environmental Sealing

no

Water Proof

no

Dust Proof

no

Shock Proof

no

Crush Proof

no

Freeze Proof

no

Weight

670g

Physical Dimensions

123 x 87 x 116 mm

Battery Life

Battery Type

Battery Model

4 x AA

Other Features

Self Timer

Yes (2 or 10 sec)

Timelapse Recording

no

GPS

no

Storage Type

SD SDHC SDXC

Storage Slots

1

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