Fujifilm Finepix S6500fd

Fujifilm has announced another addition to the S series called the Fujifilm Finepix S6500fd. The fd stands for "Face Detection" which looks for the face within the frame and then automatically auto focus, meters and tracks the subject tracking within 40 milliseconds.
The great thing about this camera is the high ISO of up to 3200, high resolution 2.5 inch LCD screen and the long zoon lens. Yes it also has spot metering. If this is how Fujifilm is tackling the point and shoot market, I can't wait for the Fujifilm S4 pro.

Specifications are as follows:
• 1/1.7" Type CCD• 6.3 million pixels total Image sizes• 2848 x 2136• 3024 x 2016 (3:2)• 2048 x 1536• 1600 x 1200• 640 x 480
Movie clips• 640 x 480 @ 30 fps • 320 x 240 @ 30 fps• With monaural sound
File formats• Still: JPEG / RAW• Movie: AVI Motion JPEG Lens• 28 - 300 mm (35 mm equiv)• F2.8 - F4.9 • 10.7x optical zoom• Mechanically linked zoom ring
Digital zoom Up to 2x
Focus • Auto• Continuous• Manual
AF mode• Single• Continuous • Manual (with one-touch AF)
AF area• Center• Multi • Area (selectable)
AF assist lamp Yes
Focus distance• Normal: 40 cm (wide) / 2 m (tele) - Infinity• Macro: 10 cm (wide) / 90 cm (tele)
Metering• Multi 256-zone• Average• Spot
ISO sensitivity• Auto • ISO 100• ISO 200• ISO 400• ISO 800• ISO 1600 • ISO 3200
Exposure compensation• +/- 2EV• 1/3 steps
Shutter speed 30 - 1/4000 th sec
Aperture F2.8 - F11
Exposure modes• Programmed AE (with shift) • Aperture prioritize• Shutter priority AE • Manual exposure
Shooting modes• Auto• Picture Stabilization (auto High ISO) • Scene Position • Macro• Movie • Continuous
White balance• Auto • Fine• Shade • Fluorescent (daylight)• Fluorescent (warm white) • Fluorescent (cool white) • Incandescent• Custom
Self timer 2 or 10 sec
Continuous shooting• 2.2 fps, max 3 images (Top-3 or Final-3)• 0.7 fps, unlimited Flash• Built-in pop-up• Range (Auto ISO): 8.3 m (w), 4.6 m (t) • Modes: Auto, Red-eye reduction, On, Off, Slow Sync, Slow + Red-eye
Viewfinder• 0.33" electronic viewfinder (EVF) • 115,000 pixels
LCD monitor• 2.5" TFT LCD • 235,000 pixels
Connectivity• USB 2.0 High-speed • AV out • DC in
Playback functions• Mode: Single frame, 9 Multi-frame, Sorting by date, Image rotate, Post shot Assist window (3 frames)• Features: Voice Memo, Trimming, Automatic playback Print compliance• PictBridge• DPOF
Storage• 10 MB internal memory • xD-Picture Card
Power• 4 x AA batteries alkaline or NiMH• Charger optional
Dimensions 131 x 98 x 128 mm (5.2 x 3.8 x 5.0 in) Weight (no batt) 600 g (1.3 lb) Supplied accessories 4×AA type Alkaline batteries, Shoulder Strap, USB cable , A / V cable , Lens cap, Lens cap holder, Lens hood, CD-ROM , FinePixViewer RAW File converter included), Image Mixer VCD2 LE for FinePix, RAW FILE CONVERTER LE