A new camera from Fuji could help law enforcement catch criminals. The FinePix S3 Pro UVIR is a 12-megapixel digital camera that can also photograph in ultraviolet and infrared wavelengths. Ultraviolet photography can capture gun shot residue, blood and semen stains along with altered writing. Infrared photos could help police in night surveillance situations.The camera is meant to capture evidence that is normally invisible to the human eye and a live CCD preview feature is included to help.Unlike other digital cameras the FinePix S3 has 6.17 million pairs of photodiodes which, according to Fuji, has four times the dynamic range of normal cameras. One diode captures mainly brightness information, while the other takes in mainly color information. Onboard hardware combines the information to produce the final picture.
The FinePix S3 UVIR can shoot up to 2.5 frames/sec and has image sizes ranging from 4256 by 2848 pixels down to 1440 by 960 pixels. Photographers take pictures in either 14-bit RAW mode or in the ever popular JPEG format. The FinePix S3 takes Compact Flash cards
The FinePix S3 Pro UVIR will be available in September for $1800.
Fuji also believes the camera will be a hit with infrared enthusiasts like yours truly and wedding photographers. Wedding Photographers? Let's see, gunshot residue, blood and semen stains... insert your joke here.
