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FUJIFILM North America Corporation announces its newest all-in-one bridge camera, the FinePix S8400W that is WiFi enabled and uses a precision 44x optical long zoom (24-1056mm) FUJINON lens.

The new S8400W features an improved CMOS sensor, advanced processing power and amazing optics to give consumers a great combination of photographic versatility in an easy-to-use and compactdesign. The S8400W has a 44x optical zoom lens with fast aperture of f/2.9 to f/6.5, anOptical Image Stabilization system for blur reduction and is capable of a Super Macro mode for users to get as close as 0.39” from a subject for great close-up shots. This all in one FUJINON lens consists of 17 elements in 12 groups, and combines aspherical and ED elements that help to reduce aberrations and promote a superior level of image quality.

The FinePix S8400W has a 16MP BSI-CMOS sensor that captures excellent quality, low noise shots at sensitivities ashigh as ISO 12,800. With autofocus speeds of0.3 seconds, start-up times of 1.0 seconds, a 0.5 seconds interval between shots and a continuous shooting speed of up to 10fps (max 10 frames at full resolution), users can feel confident about capturing a fast-action shot. And with its ultra-high-speed shooting of up to 60fps (max 60 frames, image size 1280 × 960) and up to 120fps (max 60 frames, image size 640 × 480), the S8400W lets users capture the action in slow-motion for advanced photography.

The FinePix S8400W’s new wireless feature lets you transfer photos and movies from the camera to smartphones, tablets and computers and then upload high-quality images to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter in seconds.

To connect the S8400W to a smartphone or tablet, users can download the free dedicated “FUJIFILM Camera Application” to their iPhone / iPad or Android smartphone or tablet device to transfer up to 30 pictures at a time from the S8400W. The app also lets you download movies, expanding the range of options available for enjoying pictures taken with the camera.

With its Wi-Fi capability, the S8400W also allows users to easily back up photos on their home computer. Users simply install the free “FUJIFILM PC AutoSave” software onto their computer and select which folder they want the photos to back up to, and then by linking a Wi-Fi Router and the S8400W, the camera will automatically backup photos to their home computer.

Pictures stored on the S8400W can be viewed and selected for download on large smartphone or tablet screens for a smooth viewing experience. No wireless LAN access point or complicated ID or password entry is required, and once pictures have been downloaded to the smartphone, it is simple to upload them to social networking sites.

The FinePix S8400W has an easy to use Mode Dial for shooting selection, dual zoom control for speed and precision zooming, and a bright 3.0” LCD screen (460K-dot) and electronic view finder (EVF) with 201K-dot resolution for easy viewing and image framing.

Pricing and Availability
The FinePix S8400W will be available May 2013 at the price of $349.95.

For complete specs, please go to: https://www.fujifilmusa.com/products/digital_cameras/showcase/index.html