FinePix S2 Pro
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FinePix S2 Pro is an interchangeable lens digital single-lens reflex camera
introduced in January 2002. It is based on a Nikon F80
(N80 in the U.S.) film camera body that was modified by Fujifilm to include its own proprietary image sensor
and electronics. Because of the Nikon
body, it has a Nikon F
lens mount and so can use most lenses made for Nikon 35 mm cameras. It is autofocus
ing, with an electronically controlled focal plane shutter with speeds from 30 sec. to 1/4000 sec., built-in exposure metering and pop-up flash. Its ISO film speed equivalents range from 100 - 1600. The S2 Pro also has sound recording capability. The camera is no longer in production, having been superseded by the Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro
in February 2004.
Aside from the Nikon lens mount, the camera's principal distinction is its 6.17 megapixel photo sensor. Known as the Super CCD
, it is unique in having its photodiodes oriented diagonally rather than horizontally and vertically as in all other DSLR
cameras. This allows the use of a sophisticated interpolation
system that produces an output image equivalent to 12.1 megapixels. The apparent resolution of images in this interpolated mode lays somewhere between 6.17 megapixels and the 12.1 megapixel interpolated output.
Fujifilm
is a multinational photography and imaging company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.Fujifilm's principal activities are the development, production, sale and servicing of color photographic film, digital cameras, photofinishing equipment, color paper, photofinishing chemicals, medical imaging...
FinePix S2 Pro is an interchangeable lens digital single-lens reflex camera
Digital single-lens reflex camera
Most digital single-lens reflex cameras are digital cameras that use a mechanical mirror system and pentaprism to direct light from the lens to an optical viewfinder on the back of the camera....
introduced in January 2002. It is based on a Nikon F80
Nikon F80
The Nikon F80 is an SLR camera manufactured by the Japanese Company Nikon for prosumers, that is to say amateur photographers with advanced skills.-History:...
(N80 in the U.S.) film camera body that was modified by Fujifilm to include its own proprietary image sensor
Image sensor
An image sensor is a device that converts an optical image into an electronic signal. It is used mostly in digital cameras and other imaging devices...
and electronics. Because of the Nikon
Nikon
, also known as just Nikon, is a multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in optics and imaging. Its products include cameras, binoculars, microscopes, measurement instruments, and the steppers used in the photolithography steps of semiconductor fabrication, of which...
body, it has a Nikon F
Nikon F
The Nikon F camera, introduced in 1959, was Nikon's first SLR camera. It was one of the most advanced cameras of its day. Although most of its concepts had already been introduced elsewhere, it was the first camera to combine them all in one camera. It was produced until October 1973 and was...
lens mount and so can use most lenses made for Nikon 35 mm cameras. It is autofocus
Autofocus
An autofocus optical system uses a sensor, a control system and a motor to focus fully automatic or on a manually selected point or area. An electronic rangefinder has a display instead of the motor; the adjustment of the optical system has to be done manually until indication...
ing, with an electronically controlled focal plane shutter with speeds from 30 sec. to 1/4000 sec., built-in exposure metering and pop-up flash. Its ISO film speed equivalents range from 100 - 1600. The S2 Pro also has sound recording capability. The camera is no longer in production, having been superseded by the Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro
FinePix S3 Pro
The Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro is an interchangeable lens digital single-lens reflex camera introduced in February 2004. Its successor, the Finepix S5 Pro, was released on 25 September 2006...
in February 2004.
Aside from the Nikon lens mount, the camera's principal distinction is its 6.17 megapixel photo sensor. Known as the Super CCD
Super CCD
Super CCD is a proprietary charge-coupled device that has been developed by Fujifilm since 1999. The Super CCD uses octagonal, rather than rectangular, pixels...
, it is unique in having its photodiodes oriented diagonally rather than horizontally and vertically as in all other DSLR
Digital single-lens reflex camera
Most digital single-lens reflex cameras are digital cameras that use a mechanical mirror system and pentaprism to direct light from the lens to an optical viewfinder on the back of the camera....
cameras. This allows the use of a sophisticated interpolation
Interpolation
In the mathematical field of numerical analysis, interpolation is a method of constructing new data points within the range of a discrete set of known data points....
system that produces an output image equivalent to 12.1 megapixels. The apparent resolution of images in this interpolated mode lays somewhere between 6.17 megapixels and the 12.1 megapixel interpolated output.