S3 Pro Vs 20D?

[tonytony]

I am interested in confronting those two cameras: FinePix S3 Pro and Canon EOS 20D. Looking at the specification on dpreview it seems like the 20D is a much more advanced camera but... generally speaking it seems that the S3 Pro is considered professional (is it the name?!) while the 20D is just seen as an amateur or semi-pro tool. Even Steve's digicam classify the 20D as enthusiast and the S3 Pro as a Professional camera. Is it just that the S3 is more expensive? Do you have any direct experience with the S3 Pro so that you can compare it with the 20D?

Cheers,
Tony

[GeForceFX]

the s3 looks pro (build in grip), but this is what I see:

max shutter: 1/4000 (1/8000 with 20D)
max ISO: 1600 (ISO3200 with 20D)
max flash sync: 1/180 (1/250 with 20D)
5 AF points (9 on the 20D)
2.5 fps (5fps with 20D)


and i also don't like this:
"The S3 Pro now requires just four AA's which are placed on a battery tray which slides into the body. Fujifilm (at least in the UK kit) supply an AA battery charger and a set of four 2300 mAh AA NiMH batteries, we found these to provide plenty of capacity to shoot all day long without even a hint of low power. The disadvantages to this setup versus a single Lithium-Ion (as used in other digital SLR's) are that you have to unload and load four batteries each time they need charging, that NiMH batteries lose their charge 'on the shelf' and that they take longer to charge. "

[hmongstang]

max ISO: 1600 (ISO3200 with 20D)
"

the 20d can reach ISO3200?
how come mine only gets up to 1600? help please....

[GeForceFX]

here they compare the S3 with the 20D:
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/fujifilms3pro/page21.asp (and next)


where you find this:

"At the twelve megapixel image output size the S3 Pro's detail crops obviously look a lot larger than the EOS 20D and yet don't yield as much detail as the Canon. That said there does appear to be more detail than we'd expect to see from a traditional six megapixel. There are also some noticeable SuperCCD artifacts (as discussed earlier) and lower 'per pixel sharpness' (again, as we'd expect from interpolation). "

"Nothing in our test images, comparisons or gallery shots suggest that the S3 Pro has as much resolution as say the eight megapixel Canon EOS 20D. Having said that I'd be quite comfortable stating the S3 Pro's actual resolution as somewhere between the best six megapixel digital SLR's and the eight megapixel Canon EOS 20D."

[GeForceFX]

the 20d can reach ISO3200?
how come mine only gets up to 1600? help please....

it is an custom function (#8 )

you will not see "3200" but "H" on the lcd

[tonytony]

Thanks GeForce. :-)

[hmongstang]

it is an custom function (#8 )

you will not see "3200" but "H" on the lcd


wooot thanks Gforce! i learn something very helpful today...:)

[GeForceFX]

glad I could help