TD Staff 
Fujifilm India has announced a new addition to its X-series digital camera. Named, Fujifilm XS-1 this a relatively new product that will be showcased at the Mumbai PhotoFair 2012.
XS-1 features a large 12MP 2/3-inch EXR-CMOS sensor, borrowed from Fujifilm X10, combined with Fujinon 26x optical zoom. Sensitivity can be manually or automatically adjusted, with ISO ranging from 100 to 3200. Guaranteed to capture high quality images with an impressive speed of 10 frames per second, XS-1 has 360° Motion Panorama mode and allows Macro focusing of subjects from as close as 1cm through its Super Macro mode. XS-1 has a 3-inch Tilting LCD screen with special Sunlight mode for better outdoor viewing experience. Fully capable of 1080p video recording and playback, it is sourced by a NP-95 Li-Ion battery. XS-1 measures 135mmx107mm x 149mm dimensionally and weighs around 945 g, inclusive of battery. File formats for still images are JPEG, RAW and RAW+JPEG while video recordings are stored in H.264 (MOV) format. Internal memory of 26GB can be improved by using SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards.
“We are very please to launch our new product X-S1 which is a perfect example of our visionary direction. The features like amazing zoom capabilities, incomparable image quality and DSLR looks in X-S1 expands our X series innovation into the bridge camera arena. With X-S1 you won’t miss any action uncaptured, as the High Speed Continuous Shooting Function is capable of capturing action at almost 7fps at full 12 megapixel resolution or shoot at 10fps at 6 megapixel resolution for 8 continuous frames.”, stated Mr. A. Rajkumar, Country General Manager of Fujifilm India, at Fujifilm XS-1 press release.
Specifications:
- Effective pixels : 12.0 million pixels
- Dimension : 135x107x149 mm
- Weight : 945 gm
- Image sensor : 2/3-inch EXR CMOS with primary color filter
- Memory : Internal storage of 26MB, expandable SD / SDHC / SDXC(UHS-I) memory card
- Display : 3-inch LCD monitor (tilting)
- Lens : Fujinon 26x optical zoom lens
- Focal length (f) = 6.1 – 158.6 mm
- Full-aperture : F2.8 (Wide) – F5.6 (Telephoto)
- Connectivity : USB,HDMI mini connector,
- Video output : NTSC / PAL selectable with Monaural sound
- External microphone : 3.5 Mini with Stereo sound
- Battery : NP-95 Li-lon battery
Fujifilm XS-1 is third installment of Fujifilm X-series and will surely be made available in India come April 2012, priced at approx. INR 45,000.
