February 6, 2005

• RECOMMENDED SETTINGS FOR THE FUJI S3 AFTER PRINT TESTING
  
  

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  For those of you who shoot Fuji S3′s, I did an extensive test of the camera at all different settings and made 10×15 prints for comparison.  These images were shown to the Digital Intensive L.A. workshop students.  Everyone was surprised how decent the 1.5 megapixel setting was in output.

  After heavy testing in shooting, I have found the best results shooting in sRGB mode (for wet process printers outputting photographic paper) 3.5 megapixel setting (for prints up to 16×20″) -get this – F1 FILM SIMULATION MODE .

  In my tests I found that the white balance went warm and the overall “look” of the images went flat when I forced the camera to go to WIDE2 dynamic range.  WIDE2 is a recommended setting in extreme situations where blooming is a problem, but because of the flatness and super-warm color cast, I don’t recommend it for everyday shooting.  Additionally, WIDE1 was a pretty redundant setting – since AUTO-DR did almost as good a job of holding in blown out highlights as WIDE 2. 

  When you look through the different settings, pick your favorite.  The S3 is a complex camera with WAY more settings than any other camera, and each setting gives a different “look”.  See for yourself by clicking HERE

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