The FinePix S5 Pro is a

digital single lens reflex camera A digital single-lens reflex camera (digital SLR or DSLR) is a digital camera that combines the optics and the mechanisms of a single-lens reflex camera with a digital imaging sensor. The reflex design scheme is the primary difference between a ...

introduced by

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on 25 September 2006 and since discontinued. It replaces the previous FinePix S3 Pro and keeps the

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compatibility, including DX size lenses. It is based on the

Nikon D200 The Nikon D200 is a 10.2-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera that falls between entry-level/midrange DSLR cameras such as the Nikon D40, Nikon D40x, and D80 and high-end models such as the Nikon D2Hs and D2Xs. It was released by the N ...

body, and benefits from its improvements: 11-point

autofocus An autofocus (or AF) optical system uses a sensor, a control system and a motor to focus on an automatically or manually selected point or area. An electronic rangefinder has a display instead of the motor; the adjustment of the optical system ...

, i-TTL flash, a bigger LCD and a lithium-ion battery. It has a

Super CCD Super CCD is a proprietary charge-coupled device that has been developed by Fujifilm since 1999. The Super CCD uses octagonal, rather than rectangular, pixels. This allows a higher horizontal and vertical resolution (at the expense of diagonal res ...

23×15.5 mm

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of the same configuration as its predecessor, with 6.17 million low sensitivity pixels and 6.17 million high sensitivity pixels to give a high dynamic range, and a boost to 3200 ISO. It introduces also a

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feature for reviewing those details faster and an improved iteration of the S3 Pro's "

live view Live preview is a feature that allows a digital camera's display screen to be used as a viewfinder. This provides a means of previewing framing and other exposure before taking the photograph. In most such cameras, the preview is generated by ...

" function to help focusing, and to take pictures without using the viewfinder. It is possible to use it in tethered operation, to connect a

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reader and a wired

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link.

Compatibility with Nikon D200 battery systems

While the Finepix S5 Pro shares the same body design as the

, it is not fully compatible with the Nikon D200's EN-EL3e battery system. The Finepix S5 Pro will not even work when using the Nikon MB-D200 battery pack and vertical battery grip; you must use either the Fujifilm NP-150 lithium batteries or 6 AA cells. Fuji only approves LR6 (AA Alkaline), HR6 (AA Ni-MH) and ZR6 (AA Ni-Mn). Fuji does not approve the use of Ni-CD, lithium or manganese AA Batteries.

UV/IR version of camera

On July 13, 2007, Fujifilm announced an

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and

infrared Infrared (IR), sometimes called infrared light, is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than those of visible light. It is therefore invisible to the human eye. IR is generally understood to encompass wavelengths from around ...

sensitive version of the Finepix S5 Pro, the FinePix IS Pro. The camera is marketed towards the law-enforcement, medical and scientific communities.

References

External links

Finepix S5 Pro at Fujifilm Global

Finepix S5 Pro Review at Digital Photography Review
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Compatibility with Nikon D200 battery systems

UV/IR version of camera

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