I've decided to upload a few of my first photos using the camera --see below
Vendor and Cost
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You can buy a FinePix S9500 from many places on the internet - the cheapest I found was Savastore @ £312.13 inc P&P.
Having had issues with Savastore, I opted for Ebuyer.com ... Read review
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Advantages: Lots of different functions, high quality images possible Disadvantages: Tiny picture card supplied, focus can be a problem at times
I've decided to upload a few of my first photos using the camera --see below
Vendor and Cost
*******************
You can buy a FinePix S9500 from many places on the internet - the cheapest I found was Savastore @ £312.13 inc P&P.
Having had issues with Savastore, I opted for Ebuyer.com @ £312.47 with free delivery - worth the extra 34p for peace of mind when dealing with a known and trusted company.
...Alkaline batteries (lasted less than 1 day)
16 Mb XD picture card (holds only 3 photos in 9MegFine mode)
Neck strap with FinePix logo
Lens cap with attached nylon cord 6"
Lens cap clip to prevent the lens cap from swinging loose.
Lens hood
A/V cable to view video and images on a TV (PAL or NTSC)
USB cable (high speed USB2)
CD with drivers and image software
Owners manual 143 pages ... more
I've decided to upload a few of my first photos using the camera --see below
Vendor and Cost ******************* You can buy a FinePix S9500 from many places on the internet - the cheapest I found was Savastore @ £312.13 inc P&P. Having had issues with Savastore, I opted for Ebuyer.com @ £312.47 with free delivery - worth the extra 34p for peace of mind when dealing with a known and trusted company.
In the box: *********** 4 x AA Alkaline batteries (lasted less than 1 day) 16 Mb XD picture card (holds only 3 photos in 9MegFine mode) Neck strap with FinePix logo Lens cap with attached nylon cord 6" Lens cap clip to prevent the lens cap from swinging loose. Lens hood A/V cable to view video and images on a TV (PAL or NTSC) USB cable (high speed USB2) CD with drivers and image software Owners manual 143 pages Quick start guide and of course the FinePix S9500 camera.
First impressions ******************* Looks and feels like a modern Digital SLR Heavy enough to be stable when hand held. Feels a bit plasticy except for the rubberised finger grip and zoom ring. More knobs and buttons than a very nobby buttony thing.
The Manual ************* It covers all the functions of the camera quite well but it is obvious that it was translated, but if you allow for that you can grasp the meaning with a little thought and by playing with the camera. I found the part about custom white balance setting particularly difficult to follow.
The Batteries *************** It takes 4 AA batteries - I recommend getting a set or two of 2500mAh rechargeables cos the supplied Alkaline batteries lasted less than a day. Batteries are very quick easy to fit in a compartment on the base of the camera.
Picture Cards *************** The S9500 takes either xD, Compact Flash or Microrive picture cards. The manual seems to imply you can only use xD OR CF, but I tried putting one 500Meg xD and one 500Meg CF card in at the same time - works fine. You just need to set the media type using the setup menu to switch from one to the other. If I did not already own xD cards, I would have opted for CF cards only as they seem to be available cheaper than xD.
Turning it on ************* A switch on the front right of the camera is used to put the camera into OFF, Playback or Photography mode. One minor niggle here is you have to go via Playback mode to get to Photography mode . Possibly would have been better to have a separate ON/OFF switch.
The controls ************ The left of the camera has a rubber flap covering connector sockets for USB, AV and DC power. Also there is : A MACRO button - toggles between normal, macro and super macro modes. An auto/manual focus selector switch. An INFO button which displays a graph over the current view in either playback or photo mode - the graph shows the highlight/shadow distribution within the image - apparently a nice smooth graph which rises in the middle indicates a correctly exposed image. A button to release the flashgun to its operational position.
The lens barrel simply has a rubberised zoom ring and a manual focus ring. Although the camera's lens is quoted as being 28-300mm focal length, it is in fact 6.4-66mm focal length - (28-300mm is the equivalent on a standard 35mm camera). The lens has a 58mm thread mount for standard filters and the plastic lenshood has a bayonet mount.
On the top right of the camera at the front is the shutter release button which has a screw thread for a manual cable release - so you don't need to fork out for an electronic one.
Behind the shutter release/ ON button there are three small buttons for flash options, exposure options and shot options.
Behind these three buttons is the option control wheel and the main function select wheel.
The option control wheel is used in conjunction with the three buttons to set the various flash, exposure and shot options when takin photos.
The main function select wheel has: AUTO - which allows the camera to set shutter speed and aperture automatically. P - Program mode which allows the user to alter the Aperture/Shutter combinations while maintaining correct exposure. S - Shutter priority allows selection of shutter speeds between 1/4 second and 1/4000 second A - Aperture priority allows the aperture to be set between f2.8 and f11 - (seems there's only up to f8 in full auto) M - manual setting of shutter between 30seconds and 1/4000 second andaperture between f2.8 to f11. Video (camera symbol) - allows video to be taken at 640x480 or 320x240 resolution at 30 frames per second. Night setting (moon and star symbol) - lets the camera decide on settings most appropriate for night shots. Landscape (mountain symbol) - lets the camera decide on settings most appropriate for landscape shots. Portrait (head symbol) - lets the camera decide on settings most appropriate for portraits shots. Normal light (N) - - lets the camera decide on settings most appropriate for everyday sunlit shots. Anti shake (shaking man symbol) - lets the camera decide on settings which will tend to reduce camera shake i.e.high shutter speeds and iso settings.
On the back, the camera has The media slot cover - behind which is the xD and CF slot. Menu and joypad control. F button to allow the setting of picture resolution, ISO (80 to 1600) and Color (Normal, Chrome or B&W) The Electronic Viewfinder - with dipoter correction wheel. LCD viewer. The EVF is like the eyepiece on any camera except it shows a small LCD screen - this means you cant frame a shot without having the camera turned on. The LCD screen is about 1.75" x 1.25" and gives the same info as the EVF. The LCD is more suited to indoors use as it can be difficult to see in bright light - but it can be tilted up or down to allow viewing from above or below. The dipoter control wheel is for us folk with poor eyesight and allows adjustment of the EFV so it can be seen sharply - only thing is it is too close to the eyepiece, causing you to move your eye away when you use it. Exposure locking knob and selector dial. EVF/LCD toggle switch to change between the two options. Focus checker button which magnifies part of the screen so you can more accurately set the focus.
The pictures ************** With my 1Gig of combined memory, I can take 220 shots on the best resolution (RAW mode is available as an option in the menu system but would reduce my number of pics to around 50)
I will probably only ever use the 9F mode which is the highest without going to RAW because you can always reduce the quality later but you can't increase it and 220 is enough pics for me in one go
When I got the camera set up and had managed to force myself to read a little bit of the manual, I was out there in the field behind the house doing some shots on full auto.
I found that the autofocus was sometimes a bit unsure when the lens was at its longest zoom setting - but this would probably be cured if manual focus was used(the default is autofocus setting where the camera is allowed to pick which parts of the image it should attempt to focus on - it can't always do this)
I tried long shots, macro close ups and just about everything in between.
The images are recorded to the memory card fairly quickly after shooting and an orange light flashes on the back until writing has completed. The image files contain all the info about the picture size and all the camera / lenssettings as well as date and time to the second. This is called the EXIF info which is viewable using most modern photo manipulation software as well as the FinePix viewer software supplied.
You can also take video (AVI format) but my 1Gig would only give me about 10 minutes at best resolution - still this is a nice to have feature for small clips. There is a slight problem with the video i.e. the microphone is close to the motor for the autofocus so you get squeeks, beeps and whirrs over the sound of your video as the autofocus constantly tries to update.
To get the pictures/videos onto a PC - you can take out the cards and put them into a reader or use the USB cable and software provided. The FinePix viewer is a fairly simple album management program which starts up automatically when you plug in the USB cable. There is also a piece of software which is supposed to be for use with the video clips - as it came up with messages saying a key had to be purchased before use, it was immediately deleted.
The file size of pictures taken in 9F mode is around 4.5 Meg which is pretty big. The image quality with one or two exceptions is extremely good indeed. The exceptions being when I was trying to photograph grass at a distance on full zoom - the camera couldn't do it. To be fair, the manual does say that in some circumstances like shiny surfaces or low contrast images , focus can be impossible using the auto setting.
I haven't managed to try all the functions yet but I expect to in the next few days - I will update this review if any unpleasant surprises turn up.
Sports mode ************** There is no sports mode - the manual indicates that to take photos of say a car moving quickly you would need to focus on a point where you expect the car to be, lock focus on that point then pan the camera until the car is at the focus point and use high shutter speed.
Personally I prefer complete manual control (except auto focus- that is useful) instead of all the program options. The program options are very good and will usually give you a great photo but you can't beat a bit of knowledge and manual settings.
Flash ******* The inbuit flash is released with a button on the side of the eyepiece housing. Unlike most inbuilt flashes , this one is a good 3" from the centre line of the lens and so will reduce the likelyhood of red eye. There are a number of flash options with internal eg. - red eye preflash - full auto - slow synch - fill in. You can also set the camera to use external flash within the menu system - external hotshoe and socket are non functional until you do this. Use of external flash requires knowledge of guide numbers, iso and distance combinations - but this is always supplied with flashguns.
...then pop over to the FujiFilm website (also if you want to check out full tech specs)
To Conclude, i think this camera is the best thing since sliced bread! It is in a decent price bracket as well as being well featured, having a very high picture quality and a moderately easy to use interface. If you want to jump into the world of semi professional photography, but don't want an SLR, then i would recommend the S9500.
-Other points
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Whiternoise 20.12.2006
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Advantages: 9MP camera with super CCD technology Disadvantages: Noise on high contrast photo,s
The S9500 sits at the top end of the Fuji range with a price tag to match, depending on where you look it varies from £290 to £350, although you can sometimes pick up a cheap bargain through the Fuji website which offers refurbed kit.
For all you techno's here are some of the specs:
Effective pixels. 9.0 million pixels
CCD sensor. 1/1.6 super CCD HR Sensor (means it's good)
Storage media. xD-Picture card, Compactflash, Microdrive
File format. ... ...Fujinon lens, F2 - F8
Focus. Auto, continuous AF, manual
LCD monitor is a 1.8" TFT which is also tiltable.
Exposure control. Program AE, shutter priority AE, aperture priority AE manual exposure.
I think that is enough of the techno stuff , let's discuss the good and bad of the camera.
Being at the top end you would expect the S9500 to take exceptional photo's, which it does, once you have learnt how to use it. This camera is the bridge between ...
pluffy 19.10.2006
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simply a superb camera for the money,9mp,massive zoom,good shutter speeds and stacks of features.low light performance is not brilliant,but hey,turn the lights on!
i would recommend this to anyone ...
cackman 31.07.2007
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Advantages: good quality colours pictures, light weight, lots of features Disadvantages: slow focus and taking shot
I bought my FinePix S9500 on ebay and the price was very decent! This is my second digital camera after my stepsons broke my beloved first one and I just love it. I take it with me everywhere - it's still quite light weight having the manual zoom lense. Being an amateur i enjoy the manual lense even though I mostly shoot in AUTO mode. I have one beautiful night picture taken with it and find great for night shooting.
I use the camera a lot for taking ... ...well for them, but action shots are difficult as I find focussing is slow if the object moves quite quickly. There is also that slow a bit shutter lag, that you press the button and there is a delay before the shot is taken.
But still I would recommend it. ...
firefly63 21.09.2007
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Advantages: Good Out Door and Macro Shooting, Great Lens. Disadvantages: Low Light Shots are Tricky with out Tripod
My First Review has to be on my most Favourite Camera. Thou it is getting old and has been replaced by the S9600 which I have used and noticeable the only thing is the Bigger LCD. I would suggest it for a more experienced user and one who has already got use to either SLR or using the Older S Series Models but is a brilliant SLR like Camera to being getting really enthusiastic with Photography I love the Macro Mode (Close Up Photography) I have gotten ... ...in most conditions being only SLR Like meaning the Lens Does not come off it has good environment sealing so even in the dusty places is handles well. Taking it in doors makes photography a bit more difficult a tripod is a must have to get the best results but handles well in well lite areas. Over all I love it to bits feels good to hold and if your use to SLRs then its perfect. Only tips is get some Rechargeable Batteries 2500mAh UniRoss are a good ...
ChojinW 07.08.2007
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Connections
Connector Type
1 x USB
1 x composite video/audio output
1 x DC power input
Expansion Slot(s)
1 x xD-Picture Card
1 x CompactFlash Card - type II
Manufacturer's product description
Fujifilm FinePix S9500 Zoom is a new model that marks the point where compact digital cameras and digital SLRs meet. Aimed at amateur and enthusiast photographers, the FinePix S9500 Zoom features resolution good enough to challenge entry-level digital SLRs. It combines this with a range of features that enable a level of photographic flexibility more often associated with compact digital cameras.The FinePix S9500 Zoom features Fujifilm's brand new 5th generation Super CCD sensor, and offers an image size of nine megapixels. Recognizing that image quality is determined by more than just pixel count, the inclusion of Fujifilm's Real Photo Technology gives the FinePix S9500 Zoom a true advantage. It has a class-leading sensitivity range of ISO 80 - ISO 1600, which reduces the need for reliance on image stabilization. The ISO range means that sharp, focused images can be achieved in all light conditions - from bright sunny days to night-time shots - without the use of a flash. Fast shutter speeds not only lessen the effect of blurring from camera shake, but subject movement, too.The camera incorporates a 28-300mm (equivalent on a 35mm camera) Fujinon zoom lens with twist-barrel zoom control. This is a zoom range that encompasses all the major focal lengths, and the manual zoom control enables the photographer to make precision adjustments. Furthermore, because the lens and body on the FinePix S9500 Zoom are built as a closed unit, it eliminates the possibility of dust on the lens and CCD - a serious problem when removing lenses on a digital SLR.A new tilting LCD screen on the camera means that it is possible to view images at awkward angles, such as close to the ground or above the head. Unlike digital SLRs, the LCD can also be used to compose images, which means even more convenience for the photographer.In addition, the camera features a 30-frames-per-second movie mode with manual zoom capability, giving high quality moving images with sound - a function that cannot be integrated into traditional digital SLRs due to the physical design of the cameras.With a 0.8 second start-up time, and just 0.01 second shutter lag, the FinePix S9500 Zoom will give users a near-instant response so that spontaneous shots and unexpected action need never be missed. The camera also incorporates RAW mode, for uncompressed and unprocessed image quality. A hot-shoe attachment and PC sync terminal for external flash make it a camera that's as happy in the studio as it is out and about.
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