Fuji FinePix S9000 Zoom Digital Camera

Pros: Excellent build quality, features and image quality, 28-300mm zoom, Good battery life, SLR-style design.
Cons: Bulky design, rather weighty, slightly unbalanced feel.

There are a number of things that make the difference between the right camera and the wrong one, chief amongst them the quality of pictures it takes. But almost as critical are size, weight, balance, feel, features, controllability, shooting modes and, ...

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Fuji Finepix S9000 The Fuji Finepix S9000 comes in the box with an average bundle, including a small 16 mb XD memory card and four alkaline AA batteries. Keep in mind that you will need to buy a bigger XD card or Compact Flash card (it takes both), ...

Pros: Nice feel, fast shooting, great pics!
Cons: Battery life on alkaline sucks, LCD does not show true picture color

I took my time online and looked at different models. I also went around to few different stores and actually got to lazy store sails people to take the cameras out of their display cases so I could hold them and try them all! Out of the few "big" ...

Pros: Photo quality, Handling, Speed, Flexibility
Cons: Flash too weak for telephoto (but takes external flash)

My rating is based on what you get for the price. A DSLR may be a little better but equipped with a comparable lens even the cheapest would cost hundreds more. For all but the most demanding applications the S9000 will do just as well. I have 40+ years ...

Pros: easy, great pictures, great zoom, many good settings
Cons: decently high cost, you have to watch what you do not to damage it

I got this camera for a graduation present from a person I knew and I could tell that it was all highly sophisticated and what not. Now I am very good with electronics such as computer and radios, but I messed around with a friends camera once and I had ...

Pros: Impressive zoom, easy to use
Cons: electronic viewfinder

Fuji S9000, the latest all in one from Fuji attempts to be everything to everybody. Boasting 9MP resolution and 10.7x zoom, it certainly sounds like a heavy hitter. At around $500 it is up against some serious competition, a little more money can drop an ...

Pros: Whizbang features for the money, great bridge to a DSLR. Good for beginners.
Cons: MAJOR design flaw, and you have to put up with Fujifilm's bad business practices.

I've owned an S7000 (6.3 megapixel) for almost 4 years, and it's been a real workhorse for me. I love the camera. I recently decided to "upgrade" to an S9000, reasoning that if the S7000 was so good, the S9000 would be even better. The additional ...

Pros: 10.7x zoom lens, 9.1 MP, XD and Compact Flash Cards, Tilt LCD, 4 AA batteries.
Cons: Included 16MB XD is a joke. Poor quality after ISO 200. Weak flash. Battery life.

I purchased this camera as someone who had become very interested in photography, yet wasn't sure how long the hobby would last. Shortly after receiving this camera in the mail I took an upper-level digital photography class and from the very beginning, ...

Pros: Hot Shoe, 28-300mmm Zoom, manual zoom ring, Natural Light Mode, RAW Mode.
Cons: Weak Fujinon lens (soft edges).

The S9000 uses Fuji's 5th generation Super CCD HR to give very nice images that can easily be printed at 13 X 19 inches.

Although the RAW Mode is slow (6-8 seconds to process) and very large to store (18 MB), it is my choice, when I want the very best print.

The manual zoom ring is terrific, for utilizing that 28-300mm zoom lens.

I don't have a problem with the xD Picture card, as many folks seem to. A storage media, is a storage media ... it stores images taken. The H type xD seems to do a pretty fast job of it, for me. Fuji is nice enough to also allow for the CF Card.

The Hot Shoe is good, works really well with my standard Sunpak flash units.

For flash, I can shoot out to 150 feet, with my external flash unit. Where flash is not a good idea, the Fuji Natural Light Mode works wonders ... upping the ISO to get a good shot.

For what I use a digicam for, group photo histories, holiday, family memories, the S9000 does me a superb job.

Pros: Camera has good balance and feel. Accepts filters and AA batteries.
Cons: Highest ISO ratings must be used . Lacks image stabilization . Flash is inadequate

This is my fifth digital camera. It lacks stabilization and as such you cannot hand hold at longer zoom extension unless you use highest ISO setting. An icon comes on indicating not to take the picture at lower settings At around 50mm equivalent the f stop is 4.7 At full extension shows a 7.1 f stop I had a hard time getting a sharp image. Even at that it was not crisp and colors were dull. The flash is practically useless. In a small room at 12 feet the flash is grossly underexposed at 80 ISO. You must use 800 or more ISO on this camera to take any sort of photos unless you use a tripod!!! This defeats the use I purchased the camera for- wildlife photography an annoying inconvenience is that camera turns off frequently and you must turn it back on constantly. Some of control buttons are not well placed. You must go into a menu to erase a shot. I had trouble inserting the media card. There is no orientation marking. I am returning mine to the dealer in exchange for more usable camera.

Pros: light weight, easy controls, zoom is particularly simple and easy to use
Cons: none so far

zoom lens very easy to use and with auto exposure, seldom makes a bad picture. built in flash is convenient and effective. uses 4 aaa batteries and I have experienced long life from this power source.

Pros: Looks cool, takes great pictures if you stay absolutely still and pose.
Cons: Look like a DSLR but isn't.

I bought this camera for a Christmas gift. I am not a camera person, but I do know what my wife wanted. She wanted a camera that shot pictures like her 35mm camera with no shutter lag. She absolutely hates my point and shoot digital Fuji A303. Cameras that are point and shoot are almost impossible to catch action shots or any movement without missing the moment or blurry shots. We have a small child who doesn't pose for pictures so you have to have a fast shutter. I thought (mistakenly) that the Fuji FinePix S9000 was the answer.

In my amateur opinion, it is just a glorified point and shoot camera made to look like a DSLR. I found out after I bought it what the difference was between a fixed lens camera and a single lens reflex.

I am returning it and getting a Canon EOS DSLR entry level camera.

Pros: Exceptional photo quality; numerous advanced features; accepts old-fashioned cable release!
Cons: Not for beginners; manual focus takes some practice.

This is not a camera that beginners should rush to get. There are simply too many excellent features that would likely never get used. Advanced amateurs, however, should be delighted with its performance. I have used mine for six months, trying out nearly all of its virtually limitless features. Although I mostly use manual mode, it will work fine as a point and shoot in auto mode. Shutter speed mode is great for action, and aperture mode for depth of field choices. Macro takes stunning closeups. I was taught to use a tripod--any camera performs much better with one--so the lack of image stabilization is not a problem. Even without a tripod, though, Fuji's high ISO solution works perfectly in most situations. The 9 mp camera really comes into its own with enlargements (and don't use your home printer--go to a professional lab). 8 x 10s just sparkle. Excellent low light focusing, and usable ISO to 800 (1600 is noisy, but in a pinch it gets the photo). Manual focusing takes practice.

Pros: Very sharp lens and lots of great features
Cons: Very complex camera. You must read the manual

The S9000 produces sharp, beautiful pictures. This camera has a very short delay (about 0.8 of a second) when you push the shutter. To get an instant response, I prefocus the camera and change focus setting from auto to manual. This works great when I take pictures of my grandchildren because their facial expressions change quickly. The flash is far enough away from the lens that I have not had a problem with "red eye". The S9000 has large zoom, but I have not really tested the lens past 135mm as I photograph people 99% of the time. I used up the alkaline batteries supplied by Fuji in the first day of use. Buy yourself some rechargeable batteries. They last a Iot longer. I have had the for 5 days as of May 30, 2006.

Pros: feels good, well balanced.
Cons: everything else.

This camera is not what you want if you want to take high quality shots. The lens lacks auto-focus speed and accuracy - the pictures are noisy and it is just plain sluggish. I expected much more for the money.