On the 1st February this year Fujifilm announced two new digital cameras, the 4800Z and 6800Z to supersede their popular 4700Z model. Both cameras shared the same new (but still familiar) "Porsche design" case and 3x optical zoom, however the 6800Z features a new 3.3 megapixel SuperCCD sensor which generates a 6 megapixel image (thanks to Fujiilm's "image processing").
, this new sensor captures the image a 3.3 megapixels which are then processed (interpolated to you and me) to a 6 megapixel (2,832 x 2,128) image.
Compared to the FinePix 4700Z
Fujifilm FinePix 4700Z | Fujifilm FinePix 6800Z | |
Lens | 36 - 108 mm (equiv.) F2.8 - F4.5 | |
Imager | 1/1.7" 2.4 megapixel SuperCCD | 1/1.7" 3.3 megapixel SuperCCD |
ISO sensitivity | ISO 200, 400, 800 | ISO 100, 200, 400 |
Metering | 64 segment, CW-average, Spot, Multi-point | |
Exp. compen. | -1.5EV to +1.5EV in 1/3EV steps | |
Image sizes | 2400
x 1800 1280 x 960 640 x 480 |
2832
x 2128 2048 x 1536 1280 x 960 640 x 480 |
Image format | 3 x JPEG levels | |
Focus range | Normal: 80 cm (2.6
ft) Macro: 20 cm (0.6 ft) |
Normal: 60 cm (2.0
ft) Macro: 20 cm (0.6 ft) |
Focus modes | Auto Focus / Manual Focus | |
Shutter speed | 3 - 1/2000 sec | |
Flash | Pop-up, range 4 m (13.1 ft) | Pop-up, range 3 m (9.8 ft) |
Storage | SmartMedia, 16 MB included | |
Power | 2 x AA batteries (NiMH rechargeable) | 1 x NP-80 Lithium-Ion |
Cradle | No | Yes |
Design | New "Porsche" designed case | |
Dimensions | 78 x
97.5 x 32.9 mm (3.1 x 3.8 x 1.3 in) |
80 x
97.5 x 36.3 mm (3.2 x 3.8 x 1.4 in) |
Weight | 280 g (9.9 oz) |
SuperCCD
Still
controversial Fujifilm seem to have ignored many of the industry "nay-sayers"
and continued with their line of SuperCCD sensors. The 6800Z has the same
"Honeycomb" SuperCCD design found in the 4700Z, 4800Z, 4900Z
and S1 Pro. The major difference between a SuperCCD and standard CCD is
the orientation of the CCD pixels. In a SuperCCD they're orientated in
a diamond formation, turning this into a square image requires interpolation
which generates a higher pixel count.
The Fuji 6800Z has a 3.3 megapixel SuperCCD which generates a 6 megapixel image (2832 x 2128). This means that the cameras internal systems are processing those diagonally orientated pixels to generate the image... The jury is still out as to whether this is a good thing or not.
The 6800Z is also the first (along with the 4800Z and recently announced 6900Z) SuperCCD digital camera to support ISO 100 sensitivity, and also noticeably Fujifilm have dropped the ISO 800 sensitivity available on the 4700Z and 4900Z.
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