Fujifilm FinePix S9500

Good – For those new to the SLR end of digital photography, this camera makes a great transition point between point and shoot and full manual operation. For beautiful shots and durability at a great price I recommend it. My husband bought me the S9500 as a Christmas present three years ago and apart from an accidentally broken display screen (after a… Read more

heavy thunk on a European train), it's still going strong. It takes great pictures in all modes, but the macro function in particular is outstanding. The ability to record video with sound is also a nice addition to the main purpose of the camera. Takes great clear photos that you'll want to frame. I'm not going to say it's heavy and bulky, because that's the point of a full function camera.

OK – I bought this advanced compact camera before the Digital SLRs became much more affordable. I was mostly happy with this camera, and got some great shots with it. However, I outgrew it long before I could afford to upgrade to a DSLR. It is a good compact camera for learning, as it has manual options and features similar to DSLRs. It is dated now,… Read more

especially since cheap entry level DSLR cameras are everywhere and are a much better choice. Great transitional camera with advanced features similar to a DSLR.

A decent zoom.

Ability to shoot RAW.

Ability to use a cable release.

The tilting LCD screen.

If you shoot with RAW and can edit photos in Photoshop or similar, this camera produces some great images. Noise above 200 ISO (you will need a tripod for low light - not worth putting the ISO up on this camera).

Slow to process RAW images (at least 3 seconds for 1 image), and fast cards don't help.

Focusing in low light is really difficult.

Command dial stopped working, but was under warranty and was fixed in a few weeks.

Excellent – i have used convensional slr cameras for a long time, when my wif wanted an easy to use camera with good/great resolution to our pictures at a reasonable price camera, i thought i had been given an impossible task. well this camera is nothing short of all the above and alot more. could not be more happy. we were after an easy to use slr camera… Read more

with manual and auto controls and having at least 9 megapixs.this camera is all that and more. having had the camera now for about 12 months and use it all the time, I can't fault it at all.