Fujifilm FinePix S9600 - Expert Reviews

Award: Highly Recommended!

Review summary: The Fujifilm Finepix S9600 is an upgrade of the S9500 model that was first introduced back in 2005, a long time ago in the ever-changing world of digital cameras. The new S9600 is still being heavily promoted as a better alternative to a digital SLR ...

Verdict: The Fujifilm Finepix S9600 is an excellent super-zoom compact digital compact camera. The Fujifilm Finepix S9600 is a cheaper but poorer alternative to an entry-level digital SLR camera. The Fujifilm Finepix S9600 is only a minor upgrade of the older ...

Review summary: Compact cameras don't come much bigger than this. But despite its bulk, the S9600 is quite a handsome piece of kit.

Verdict: It may not be perfect, but the Fujifilm FinePix S9600 is a solid and versatile all-rounder. It's well worth a look if you're not ready to buy a digital SLR.

Review summary: The award-winning 9-megapixel Fujifilm FinePix S9600 features a 10.7x zoom and a low ISO of 80.

Pros: Zoom range, flash sync socket, AA batteries

Cons: Aggressive noise reduction, no optical stabilisation

Verdict: The S9600 isn't a bad camera, but it doesn't bring anything new to the bridge camera genre. The marginally larger LCD and tweaked algorithms don't make enough of a difference to separate it from the S9500, and quite possibly the processing 'upgrades' ...

Review summary: With 10.7x optical zoom and 9MP resolution, the Fujifilm S9100 provides very good image quality (though not approaching the exceptional low noise capability of the FinePix F30). Noise is low at ISO 80, 100, 200 and 400. ISO 800 is usable, and a high ...