
Fujifilm FinePix S9000 Digital Camera (9.0MP, 3696x2464, 10.7x Opt, 16MB xD-Picture Card)

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- Digital Format
- Display
- Exposure
- Image Processor
- Included Hardware
- Included Software
- Lens
- Shutter
- Storage
- LCD Screen
- Exposure Controls
- Dimensions
- Power
- Flash
- Lens Features
- Connectivity
- Other Features
Image Processor
| Number of image sensor pixels | 9 megapixels |
| Image sensor | CCD |
| Maximum horizontal image resolution | 3488 |
| Maximum vertical image resolution | 3616 |
| Image sensor quantity | 1 |
| Image format |
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| White balance | 0 |
Included Hardware
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Lens
| Accessory Lens | No |
| Lens Model | Fujinon Zoom Lens f=6.2-66.7mm 1:2.8-4.9 |
| Telephoto Aperture Maximum | 4.9 mm |
| Wide-Angle Aperture Maximum | 2.8 mm |
Exposure Controls
| Maximum shutter speed | 4000 |
| Minimum shutter speed | 30 |
| Bulb setting | 0 |
| ISO equivalencies |
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| Exposure settings | 0 |
| Exposure compensation range | 0 |
| Number of scene modes | 5 |
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Pros
Rugged body
Long zoom
Cons
Lacks controls found on competing models
Bottom Line
This camera has a beautiful, rugged body and a long manually operated zoom, but it lacks some of the controls of other models
Fujifilm FinePix S9000
FinePix S9000 Digital Camera (9.0MP, 3696x2464, 10.7x Opt, 16MB xD-Picture Card) Review, by Alan Stafford October 25, 2005
The Fujifilm FinePix S9000 has some of the best attributes of a single-lens reflex model in an all-in-one body, but it's still a large, bulky camera that doesn't cost much less than a true SLR. It has a fixed 28mm-to-300mm lens--quite long for a fixed-lens digital camera, yet the lens is pretty compact. The zoom is manually operated; you just twist the barrel, as you do on an SLR. The S9000 can focus on objects as close as 0.4 inch, and a button on the back of the camera pops up a small window on the LCD that helps when you're focusing manually. Pressing a button on the side of the lens will make the camera autofocus to get you close; release it, and you can then focus the rest of the way by using a ring on the lens.
The S9000 has 9-megapixel resolution--the highest we've seen on a fixed-lens camera, and higher than most digital SLRs. It has a 1.8-inch, swing-up LCD panel on the back (and unlike with an SLR, which requires you to use an optical viewfinder, you can use this LCD to frame your picture). The body feels well machined and very sturdy, as you might expect of an SLR, and it takes both XD-Picture Card and CompactFlash media.
But while the S9000 looks like an SLR, it omits some of the controls you'd find on one, or even on many of the advanced cameras ranked on our chart. It does have the usual complement of aperture-priority, shutter-priority, and full manual control, and it has some advanced controls like exposure bracketing and the ability to adjust the flash output. You can also store two custom white-balance settings. However, missing are features like white-balance bracketing and focus bracketing, and continuous shooting tops out at 1.5 frames per second (about half what a low-end SLR will do). And of course, you can't swap out the lens. The camera's price ($699 when we tested it) is only $100 less than the cost of Olympus's EVolt E-300 SLR.
That isn't to say the S9000 is totally lacking. In image quality it rated second in our current batch, beaten only by the Olympus C-7070 Wide Zoom; both cameras earned a rating of Superior. It also received consistently high marks in all of our subcategories: color, distortion, exposure, sharpness, and overall quality. We shot JPEG images, but you can also capture RAW files. However, you cannot review or delete just-taken shots in shooting mode; you must switch to playback mode. Among digital cameras, that's so 1999.
Fujifilm does not include rechargeable batteries or a charger with the S9000. Using a set of four AA disposable alkaline batteries, the camera lasted a little over an hour in our tests, good for only 282 shots; as a result it tied for last among our current batch of cameras.
Upshot: The S9000 looks like an SLR, and in some respects it performs like one. If you don't want to fool with interchangeable lenses (or you prefer framing shots with an LCD panel), and you don't need the gee-whiz features found on other advanced models, the S9000 is a good compromise. But it's hard to ignore the fact that you can get an SLR for only a little more.
Alan Stafford
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Performance
| Battery Life (minutes) | 155 |
| Battery Life Score | Poor |
| Image Quality Score | Superior |
| Image Quality, Color | 67 |
| Image Quality, Color--Adjusted | 70 |
| Image Quality, Color--Auto | 64 |
| Image Quality, Distortion | 65.3 |
| Image Quality, Distortion--Noise | 44.3 |
| Image Quality, Distortion--Noise Reduction | 68.5 |
| Image Quality, Distortion--Sharp Interpolation | 79 |
| Image Quality, Exposure | 64.6 |
| Image Quality, Exposure--Flash | 66 |
| Image Quality, Exposure--Normal | 64 |
| Image Quality, Overall | 66.7 |
| Image Quality, Sharpness | 55.8 |
| Number of Batteries | 4 |
| Number of Shots | 282 |
Average User Reviews for Fujifilm FinePix S9000 Digital Camera (9.0MP, 3696x2464, 10.7x Opt, 16MB xD-Picture Card)
- Latest User Reviews 1 review
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Reviewed by: bluesforshoes
Duration of ownership: 6 Months
Strengths: Excellent lens and features. Smaller than most digital SLRs. Can hold two memory cards at once and runs on four AA batteries.
Weaknesses: Needs to come with a larger memory card.
Overall: This camera was purchased for a trip to China and Tibet. I've always used film SLRs but thought digital might be the way to go for this trip. I came back entirely impressed with this camera. True, it's larger than most single-lens cameras, but it's smaller than the digital SLRs others on the trip had and all of them, including several professional photographers, where also impressed with this camera. It feels just like an SLR and has some good features, such as low light and portrait settings. During my three-week trip I only changed batteries twice while taking over 700 photos in all. At one point I was at 17,000 feet at the base camp of Mt. Everest and this camera had no problems. I came back with some incredible photos and would highly recommend this camera if you're looking for something that feels like an SLR with the added bulk of an SLR (needing to carry extra lenses, etc.).
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Reviewed by:
Strengths: works wonderfully when it works
Weaknesses: doesn't work
Overall: I bought this camera from Beach Camera after my first finepix abruptly stopped working. I loved it. I could do just about anything with it. Then, after one year of stunning photos, it just flat quit. Just like my first one. I would love to have another one, but frankly, it can't be trusted.
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Reviewed by: lightnsalt
Strengths: bright color in daylight, manual zoom,
Weaknesses: very slow or impossible to focus in low light condition
Overall: it was my upgrade from the s7000, after less than 2 years with normal use, (taken more than 10000 shots) The command dial (wheel button) stopped working, impossible to set the aperture, shutter speed, multi-frame exposure, flashlight and lots of other manual functions. Now it's a regular point & shoot camera with a big zoom. so i went to the fuji repair center, the estimate cost for the repair was $95, and they told me it's a common problem with this camera.... it's time to buy a new digital slr..
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Strengths: Amazing detail and picture quality, simple to use, perfect fit in your hand, beautifully designed
Weaknesses: The 16mb photo card that comes with it is a joke. It holds 6 pictures. Order a 1Gig card when you order the camera
Overall: This is my 4th Fuji camera (my 2nd digital) and I've had nothing but wonderful service from all of them. I used to be a real 35mm camera buff... belonged to 2 camera clubs, did astrophotography, processed my own film and had a complete darkroom setup.Then came the digital era and I bought an inexpensive off-brand something that was junk. It crashed my computer, it was that bad. I bought a Fuji finepix 2.0 several years ago and while it was a really nice camera, I was not happy with the results I got with a 2MP camera and so I didn't use it much. A few weeks ago I went to an art show and saw the wonderful pictures artist had taken with serious digital cameras and I was in awe. I began researching digital cameras all over again and was torn between the Canon Rebel 10MP DSLR and the Nikon D-40. (I have Canon film cameras and the lenses will interchange). I was not too keen on shelling out the kind of money they wanted for a "hobby" so I kept looking until I saw the finepix 9000. It had everything I wanted and a whole lot more. I've only had the camera for a week but I have taken some remarkable shots in the predawn darkness... shots that still amaze me with their clarity and detail. I am 100% sold on this camera and I am once again excited about photography. Thank you Buydig for the excellent service too.
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Reviewed by: Ace Photo Digital
Strengths: test
Weaknesses: test
Overall: The lack of AS wich i have on my old Olympus superZoom is a little problem to me as i would like to make some bird fotography Its not present on the Fuji and that is in some ways a shame, as you will find out that high iso's not will stop you from you from shaking. Dont use higher than 400 iso - use longer shuttertimes and a tripod. I thought that Fuji would feed my interests in the world of macrofotography and could help me out with the tool of my dreams. Now i see that i still have to use a macro lens attached to the fuji s9500 frontlens to get the size and distance i need to make great super-macro's. The hotshoe flashconnector
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Reviewed by:
Strengths: Large Zoom
Weaknesses: Noise in Picture
Overall: I had ordered this camera from Buydig during the beginning of December. Right out of the box it was good looking, fun to use, and the zoom was amazing. However, the noise is horrible. I also have an older nikon point-and-shoot and the noise no that cheap camera is almost non-existant. With a price tag of almost $400.00 the noise is unacceptable! The problem with the zoom I would also like to address is the fact of: The more you zoom=the worse the Iso=the worse the quality. The only reason I am giving this camera a 3 star is that the look of the camera is sort of an SLR, but don't be fooled. I sent this camera back after about a week. I tried all settings, looked through the book to see if I was doing something wrong, and tried to convince myself that the camera was worth the money. In the end, I couldn't keep it. I soon after bought a Nikon SLR D40. The Fuji S9000 has nothing on a TRUE SLR.
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