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mike62
12-09-2005, 12:55 PM
I can't really justify the cost of a dSLR as my pics are family, vacation, outdoors, and indoor basketball. Most any point and shoot will do all but the indoor basketball with typical poor lighting. My question is I have found the Fuji S9000 that offers ISO 80-1600, shutter 4- 1/4000, and aperture 2.8-8. Will this be sufficient for decent indoor pics?
coldrain
12-09-2005, 01:00 PM
Yes, and also the S5200 will do (at 5mp, a bit less noise and a lot cheaper).
The low noise and therefore higher ISO capability makes these Fuji's the best choice for your applications.
mike62
12-09-2005, 01:15 PM
Yes, and also the S5200 will do (at 5mp, a bit less noise and a lot cheaper).
The low noise and therefore higher ISO capability makes these Fuji's the best choice for your applications.

I was considering the S5200 but its shutter speed maxs at 1/2000 although ISO tops out at 1600. It is much cheaper as you said. The 9MP's on the S9000 should be handy for cropping I would think though. Is the shutter speed between the two 1/2000 and 1/4000 a major difference? I mean would the max at 1/2000 eliminate me from some action pics?
emalvick
12-09-2005, 01:35 PM
I was considering the S5200 but its shutter speed maxs at 1/2000 although ISO tops out at 1600. It is much cheaper as you said. The 9MP's on the S9000 should be handy for cropping I would think though. Is the shutter speed between the two 1/2000 and 1/4000 a major difference? I mean would the max at 1/2000 eliminate me from some action pics?

I don't have that specific camera, but I don't think 1/2000 and 1/4000 are going to make too big of a difference unless you are watching something really high speed. You surely won't notice it in basketball. My camera is fastest at 1/2000 and I haven't had anything come out blurry because it was too fast for that shutter speed. That, and I am rarely in situations where I can use 1/2000 and not end up with a dark image. Usually it has to be a really bright sunny day.

In low lighted situations such as indoor basketball, the fastest shutter speed I usually can use without having too dark of an image ends up being around 1/150 or 1/250 (if I'm lucky). I've been happy with shots like that, although I imagine higher iso settings would give me more speed if I wanted it.