FinePix IS Pro

FinePix IS Pro
Type Single-lens reflex
Lens Interchangeable, Nikon F-mount
Sensor 23.0 mm × 15.5 mm Super CCD SR Pro
Maximum resolution 4256 × 2848 (12.34M/12.1 M pixels sensor/effective)
Flash Manual pop-up with button release Guide number (ISO 100, m)
Shutter Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal plane shutter
Shutter speed range 30 s 1/8000 s, bulb
ASA/ISO range 100-3200
Exposure metering Three-mode through-the-lens (TTL) exposure metering
Exposure modes Programmed Auto [P] with flexible program; Shutter-Priority Auto [S]; Aperture Priority Auto [A]; Manual [M]
Metering modes 3D Colour Matrix Metering II, Centre-weighted and Spot
Focus areas Normal: 11 areas; Wide: focus area can be selected from 7 areas
Focus modes Instant single-servo AF (S), continuous-servo AF (C), manual (M)
Viewfinder Optical
Flash bracketing 3 to +1 EV in increments of 1/3 or 1/2 EV
Custom WB Auto, Six presets, Manual preset (four), Kelvin temperature, Fine tunable
Rear LCD monitor 2.5-inch (63.5 mm) TFT LCD, 230,000 pixels
Storage CompactFlash (Type I or Type II) or Hitachi Microdrive
Battery Fujifilm NP-150 Lithium-Ion battery
Optional battery packs MB-D200 battery pack with one or two Fujifilm NP-150 or six AA batteries
Weight About 830 g without battery, memory card, body cap, or monitor cover

The FinePix IS Pro is a digital single lens reflex camera introduced by Fujifilm in 2007. It is based on a FinePix S5 Pro, which is in turn based on the Nikon D200. It has a Nikon F lens mount and can use most lenses made for 35 mm Nikon SLR cameras. It replaces the Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro UVIR.

Unlike most digital cameras, there is no IR or UV filtering in front of the image sensor. This results in a wide spectral response of approximately 1000 nm to 380 nm (infrared to ultraviolet). Suitable external bandpass filters are required to photograph in IR or UV wavelengths. Infrared filters are readily available at low cost from many sources, but ultraviolet filters – and suitable lenses – can be expensive.

Photography in infrared and ultraviolet poses its own special challenges regarding exposure and – above all – focusing a SLR camera. By definition, these forms of light are invisible. The IS Pro includes a Live View mode that relays what the sensor sees as live video to the LCD screen (and, optionally, via USB to a computer running appropriate software). Some lenses have separate IR focus index marks, which help, but few if any have UV marks. True ultraviolet photographic lenses are generally made from special glass because normal optical glass does not pass UV particularly well. However, because the sensor is only sensitive to long-wavelength UV, a quartz lens is not required.

The IS Pro was originally intended for specialist markets like Forensic photography, medical, museum and fine art. FujiFilm generally restricts the sale of these cameras to professional users in these and similar fields; their EULA specifically prohibits "unethical photographic conduct".[1] Very few have ever gone on open public sale, although some were made available via dealers at closeout prices in fall 2010.

A niche use for these cameras is in field of astrophotography. The extended IR and UV sensitivity makes them useful for imaging Ha emission nebulae.

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