Auto Mode (8.0)
The Auto mode of the Fuji FinePix S7000 is very similar to that on other digital cameras on the market. It takes care of most settings except for image size and quality, flash modes, focusing modes, and Self-timer. This is a good mode for first-time users or in situations when you don’t have time to monkey with settings.

Movie Mode (8.0)
If you turn the mode dial to the video camera icon, you reach Movie mode. The Fuji FinePix S7000 gives you the option of recording monaural sound movies with 640 (640 x 480 pixels) or 320 (320 x 240 pixels) both at 30 frames per second. The focal length of the optical zoom within this mode is 35mm-210mm (equivalent to a 35mm camera) and the maximum zoom is 6x. The focal range at a wide angle is 20 in. to infinity, and 36 in. to infinity at telephoto. For a camera this size, I would have been very disappointed to see a less impressive Movie mode, but Fujifilm didn’t let anyone down in this department.

Drive / Burst Mode (7.0)
There are four different options to choose from when using the Continuous shooting mode on the Fuji FinePix S7000. Top 5-frame option takes up to five frames at 3.3 frames/second. Auto bracketing is a quick way to execute the traditional bracketing technique of taking three shots at differing exposure levels. Final 5-frame allows 40 shots to be taken and records only the last five, and Long-period actually records 40 images at intervals of one second or longer. This is an impressive amount, and rivals many advanced cameras on the market. Fujifilm really tailors to speed shooters with this mode, along with the ultra-fast shutter speed options.

Playback Mode (7.0)
The Playback mode on the Fuji FinePix S7000 is pretty standard. It gives you the option to zoom in, delete unwanted images, protect images that you don’t want to be deleted, create and customize a slide show of your images, and record 30-second voice memos to accompany your photographs. These are neat options, but the one that I would have liked to have seen is an image cropping option. This might be missed by consumers who are used to having that option on other digital cameras.

If you press the Information button while in Playback mode, it allows you to view the exposure/setting information for each shot as well as a histogram. Under the Photomode section of playback is an option called DPOF (Digital Print Order Format). This option lets you record printing specifications for images.

Custom Image Presets (7.0)
In addition to the Fuji FinePix S7000’s Auto, Program, Shutter priority, and Aperture priority shooting modes, there is also a Scene position mode located on the Mode dial. Within Scene position mode there are four scenes: Portrait (good for portraits, and producing soft skin tones), Landscape (produces clear scenery shots), Sports (good for shots requiring a fast shutter speed), and Night scene (priority is given to slow shutter speeds and produces clear night images if steadied with a tripod). Again, the Fuji FinePix S7000 offers a middle-of-the-road array of options appealing to new users with a few custom images presets, but not an overwhelming amount that would annoy advanced users and clutter the camera.