FUJIFILM S9000 Zoom

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.

The Bottom Line: Hard to beat, this is an excellent super quality camera. For anyone below professional expectations, this is one of the very best cameras around.

Review: 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, ...

Pros: easy, great pictures, great zoom, many good settings

Cons: decently high cost, you have to watch what you do not to damage it

The Bottom Line: Great camera, easy to use, good for beginners and photographers!!!

Review: 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: Photo quality, Handling, Speed, Flexibility

Cons: Flash too weak for telephoto (but takes external flash)

The Bottom Line: This is an excellent camera for anyone serious about photography and wants to move beyond point and shoot

Review: 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: Hot Shoe, 28-300mmm Zoom, manual zoom ring, Natural Light Mode, RAW Mode.

Cons: Weak Fujinon lens (soft edges).

Review: 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 ...

Pros: light weight, easy controls, zoom is particularly simple and easy to use

Cons: none so far

Review: 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 ...

Pros: Exceptional photo quality; numerous advanced features; accepts old-fashioned cable release!

Cons: Not for beginners; manual focus takes some practice.

Review: 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 ...

Pros: Very sharp lens and lots of great features

Cons: Very complex camera. You must read the manual

Review: 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 ...

Pros: See body of review.

Cons: See body of review.

The Bottom Line: Anyone thinking about a long zoom non-DSLR camera should consider the S9000.

Review: 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

The Bottom Line: Anyone who wants a professional feeling camera without the high price tag!

Review: 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: 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.

The Bottom Line: Buy this camera if you are not completely positive that you will be into photography forever or if you simply can't afford to spend $1000 on a good SLR.

Review: 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, ...