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Fujifilm FinePix S9500

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Fujifilm FinePix S9500
 
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List price as of Oct 28, 2005:
S$1099

CNET Asia Review

By Damian Koh

Very good

7.5

out of 10

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The good: Looks and feels very much like a digital SLR; double-hinged LCD allows innovative shooting angles; 10.7x optical zoom; maximum ISO of 1,600; AA batteries; accepts both xD-Picture cards and CompactFlash/Microdrives.

The bad: Noisy continuous focus mode; no battery life indication until power is low; slow shot-to-shot response when shooting RAW; bad conversion software.

The bottom line: Although the FinePix S9500 supports RAW format, this capability is crippled by the bundled software that allows you to convert your RAW images to only TIFF. Otherwise, this unit that cost slightly over S$1,000 should satisfy your diet to cross into the digital SLR arena.

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from 16 users


Spectacular

9.2

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Very Nice Camera



Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Good entry choice for the beginner and enough features for the advanced photographer
Cons: none i can think of, maybe cheaper add on telephoto lenses
Opinion:


 

looks like SLR



Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: high resolution
Cons: non changeable lens
Opinion:
i rated it 9 as it was changeable lens n not an slr

 

A VERY good digicam. Buy It!



Rating: 10 out of 10 (Perfect)
Pros: Everything works well. No complains. Suits advanced user.
Cons: none as far as I can tell
Opinion:
Having owned 2 FinePix 6900Z, I tossed up between a Nikon D70S to take my other Nikon lenses and the S9500 when it was released. I decided on the S9500 as the D70S was about 70% dearer (I still want one when the price comes down). I had no regrets making that decision. Pictures are nice and sharp, fast switch on and ready to go, batteries last a long time and the zoom range is a real bonus. What more can I ask for? The controls are extensive and may not suit a user who is shy of using the features and controls. I shoot sports, corporate photos and general family fun photos. Have just used the 3 week old S9500 extensively during my family Christmas holiday at the beach house, in addition to a Casio Exilim and an old Kodak digicam and I honestly cannot fault it. Meanwhile my Nikon FE2, 801 and F2A sits at home. The camera ... Read more

 

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