The Fuji Finepix S200EXR is a 12 megapixel digital camera with a 14.3x optical zoom lens. Zoom is set by twisting the lens barrel in the way you would if you were using a Digital SLR. The lens barrel also contains a focus ring for when you are focusing manually.

The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 30.5 - 436mm in 35mm format. 2x digital zoom is available too.

There are a number of features the Finepix S200EXR has that are not easy to find elsewhere. These include the EXR mode and the Pro Focus and Pro Lowlight modes. These modes can help you to increase the amount of detail showing in high contrast shots, decrease noise and throw the background of a shot out of focus.

• Voice Memos: 30 seconds
• Film Simulation: PROVIA (standard), Velvia (vivid), ASTIA (soft), black and white, sepia
• Self Timer: 2 or 10 seconds
• Macro Mode: Focus from 10cm
• Sensor: 1/1.6 inches CCD
• Face Detection
• Red eye removal
• Image Stabilisation

The LCD monitor is 2.7 inches in size. The screen is made up of around 230,000 dots. There is also an electronic viewfinder.

The flash modes are: Auto, Slow Synchro On and Off. You can adjust the intensity of the flash. There is also a hot shoe allowing you to attach external flash units.

There are a number of preset scene modes. These are: Portrait, Portrait Enhancer, Landscape, Sport, Night, Fireworks, Night (Tripod), Pro Low-light, Pro Focus, Sunset, Snow,Beach, Party, Flower, Text, NP and NP & Flash.

You can shoot movies with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. The top recording speed is 30 frames per second. Sound can be recorded and zoom can be applied during shooting.

Among the more advanced features are:

• Shutter Speed: 30 seconds to 1/4000 seconds (set automatically)
• Aperture: f2.8 - f11 (Wide) f5.3 - f11 (Telephoto) (set automatically)
• White Balance: Automatic, Preset: Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm white), Fluorescent light (Cool white), Incandescent light
• Sensitivity: Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400, 12800
• Exposure Compensation: +/- 2 in 0.3 steps
• Manual Exposure
• Aperture Priority
• Shutter Priority
• RAW format
• Manual Focusing
• EXR mode for low noise and increased dynamic range
• Custom modes
• Bracketing
• Film Simulation Bracketing
• Dynamic Range Bracketing

All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Fuji Finepix S200EXR to a computer, television set and compatible printer.

Description:	12 megapixels and a 14.3x optical zoom lens
Ease of Use:	8
Features:	9
Colour:	9
Macro:	8
Indoors:	9
Value for Money:	8
Style:	9
Movie Mode:	8
Image Quality:	10
Build Quality:	9
Total:	87
Verdict:	The Fuji Finepix S200EXR is about as close as you can get to a Digital SLR without buying one. I was delighted by my test results and the camera handled superbly too. It was a joy to use a twisting barrel lens and the selection wheel speeds up selecting key settings. There are enough features here to satisfy more demanding photographers and I am more than happy to strongly recommend this camera.
Review Date:	October 2009
Related Pages:	Fuji Finepix S200EXR Specification Fuji Finepix S200EXR Sample Images Fuji Finepix S200EXR Features
Comparisons:	Fuji Finepix S200exr vs Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ38

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Camera	Rating
Fuji Finepix S200EXR	87
Panasonic DMC FZ38	87
Canon Powershot SX1 IS	87
Sony DSC HX1	85
Canon Powershot SX10 IS	85
Canon Powershot SX20 IS	84
Olympus SP-590 UZ	83
Nikon Coolpix P90	83

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Fuji Finepix S200EXR