The smallest, lightest, 3mp digital camera
Published Feb 9, 2001
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dpreview staff
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 Kyocera
(also known as Yashica) today announced their tiny Finecam S3 digital
camera, weighing at less than 200 g and just smaller than Canon's Digital
IXUS (S100 ELPH) it becomes the smallest 3 megapixel digital camera available.
The S3 has a metal case, 2 x optical zoom lens, SD card (MMC) storage,
a 3 megapixel CCD and several manual controls. At this stage it's unclear
under what name the S3 would be marketed outside of Japan.
Kyocera Finecam S3 specifications
| Body material |
Metal |
| Image Sensor |
1/1.8" 3.34mp CCD GRGB CFA |
| Image Size |
2048 x 1536
1024 x 768 |
| Image Type |
TIFF, JPEG |
| Lens |
38 - 76 mm equiv. (2 x zoom), F2.8
- F3.5, 7 pieces in 6 groups |
| Focus Modes |
Auto Focus, Manual Focus, Infinity
Lock |
| Focus Range |
Normal: 30 cm - Infinity
Macro: 6 cm - 30 cm |
| Exposure Modes |
Auto Exposure, Aperture Priority,
Shutter Priority |
| Metering |
Center Weighted Average, Spot |
| Shutter Speed |
1 - 1/2000 sec
(8, 4, 2 sec available in shutter priority) |
| White Balance |
Six modes plus manual preset |
| Image Processing |
Colour, Sepia, Black & White |
| Viewfinder |
Optical |
| Flash |
Built-In |
| Flash Range |
Wide: 0.9 - 2.5 m
Tele: 0.9 - 2 m |
| Storage |
SD card (MMC) |
| Movie Mode |
AVI limited only by storage |
| Self Timer |
+/-2EV in 0.3 EV |
| LCD Display |
1.5" 110,000 pixel |
| Play Mode |
One Screen, Thumbnail (six), Slide
Show, Zoom (2x), Rotation |
| Video Out |
NTSC / PAL (switchable) |
| I/O |
USB |
| Power |
Supplied Lithium-Ion 800 mAh rechargeable
battery |
| Dimensions |
30 x 87 x 55 mm |
| Weight |
160 g (inc. battery and media) |
(Article prepared at 35,000 feet) |
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