Fujifilm Finepix HS10 Review

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Fujifilm was reaching for the sky with the Finepix HS10, and we were actually able to reach the moon with its 30x optical zoom. 30x is the current pinnacle of the zoom totem pole, and we also get a 24mm wide-angle lens to give the Fujifilm Finepix HS10 a more versatile focal length. Let's also add in a plethora of external controls coupled with a full manual adjustment suite, oodles of Scene modes, 1080p HD video, Casio-emulated slow motion video, and our heads start to spin. Fujifilm jammed in a 1/2.3-inch BSI CMOS sensor—that stands for Back Side Illuminated. We've heard of back illuminated sensors, but we're not entirely sure what Fujifilm is doing with its backside. At the end of our journey with this monstrosity, we were impressed in certain departments, but had reservations in others.