Fujifilm EXR HS20

EXR HS20 is latest superzoom bridge camera to adorn the Fujifilm range and comes almost exactly one year since the launch of its predecessor, the hs10.

Fujifilm is well established as one of the major players on the market of superzoom-bridge, but it is fair to say that the sector found itself in a bit of a place tight in recent years. Traditionally positioned as a kind of home to halfway between a short-zoom regular compact and an entire DSLR, superzoom bridge cameras are more found in most stiff competition from the new breed of system models compact interchangeable-lens in recent years.

Yes, this is certainly true that cameras compact system are not able to offer the x 30 or even 20 power optical zoom x of a traditional superzoom, but they do not have the advantage of the larger sensors that give rise to a better overall image quality. The latest models of compact size of this type - for example, the Lumix GF3 or Sony NEX-5 - also have the advantage of being smaller and lighter than the current models of superzoom-bridge.

Clearly abreast of the growing threat of the cameras, compact system, manufacturers responded in two main ways: by extending their models telephoto capabilities still further and by packaging all kinds of innovative technologies and useful features in their. While this certainly benefits consumers, models such as the HS20 can also provide the quality of the image to match their undoubtedly impressive set of features and DSLR-like form factor?

The HS20 captures quite well where the hs10 left, providing a certain number of specification notable improvements to the table. Chief among these is the sensor resolution, which was increased from 10 - to 16-Megapixel. Rear monitor LCD transplant is also a hike in the resolution of 230 k - 460 k-dot.

Course, are not the only settings and changes - there is a significant increase in performance of the dynamic range from 400% to 1600% too - but also the overall specs remain substantially the same, with 30 of the HS20 x optical zoom, film Full HD 1080p and Raw image recording even save all skills, deferred directly the hs10.

With its huge fixed zoom, the HS20 is mainly a convenience camera; There is no basket autour heavy camera bags, and no awkward lens changes to be in dusty environments. It is essentially an all-in-one camera - something which can count on no matter how close or how far your subject is. For many this flexibility is perhaps its greatest appeal.