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FinePix S9500
“Starting with resolution, the S9500's sensor and
lens combination certainly out-resolved the current crop of budget 6 and 8
megapixel digital SLRs in our studio tests…
As far as the lens is concerned, …the S9500's lens… out-performs
most digital SLR bundles.
As you'd expect, the S9500's long optical range and
macro facility was also far more flexible than the bundled lenses of digital
SLRs
Of course Fujifilm's answer to image stabilisation
is high sensitivity, and this was one area where we expected to find
compromised noise levels. In practice though noise levels on the S9500 were
surprisingly low, delivering good results up to 400 ISO and respectable
performance at 800 ISO. At 1600 ISO, artefacts had become clearly visible -
see last image on Gallery page - but all-in-all it's a useful facility to
have and an impressive result for a camera with a physically small sensor and
high resolution.
Ultimately there are several key things you have to
weigh-up when choosing between an all-in-one like the S9500 and a budget
digital SLR. A good budget digital SLR should deliver lower noise at high
sensitivities, easy manual focusing, superior continuous shooting and of
course the ability to swap lenses.
In contrast the S9500 offers a much broader zoom
range as standard, a tilting screen with live composition, a movie mode and
no concerns of dust getting on the sensor. Only you can personally decide if
these outweigh the benefits of a true SLR.”
Overall conclusion:
“One thing's for certain though: should you decide
an all-in-on 'bridge' camera is better suited to your personal preferences
and style of photography than a digital SLR, the Fujifilm S9500 Zoom is an
excellent choice. It delivers great quality images with a highly versatile
lens range at a decent price, and as such comes Highly Recommended.”
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