Finepix S9100

[johnpierce]

Can anyone tell me if the S9100 has the Super CCD? Another poster said it was important to get a Fuji with the Super CCD.

Any observations would be appreciated.

Johnp

[pas49ras]

Can anyone tell me if the S9100 has the Super CCD? Another poster said it was important to get a Fuji with the Super CCD.

Any observations would be appreciated.

Johnp

I replied to your last post..if you go to fuji.com and look at the 9100 specs it says that it does have the Super CCD sensor. Guess it just easier to ask somebody else...The link will take you there

http://www.fujifilmusa.com/digitalcamera/overview.jsp?prodCatId=857102&item=I857102&dbid=857102&urltype=overview&NavBarId=I857102

[johnpierce]

Doug,

Thanks for the answer. I wasn't clear in my post. I had just read somewhere on a forum that it was really important to make sure you were buying a Fuji camera with the Super CCD. So the last sentence of my post was intended to solicit any observations about this claim.

Now that I am at it, I will expand the questions further. Another post I have read said that the S9100 sofware to handle RAW was not very useful? I am assuming that you can output RAW photos form the S9100 and then load them into any other software that you my have to handle RAW photos. Is that correct?

Johnp

[seo]

You can use the fuji software, Adobe Camera Raw, S7raw and some other programs as well.

I believe the 9100 has the 5th generation superCCD, the S6000 has the 6th generation.

[pas49ras]

You can use the fuji software, Adobe Camera Raw, S7raw and some other programs as well.

I believe the 9100 has the 5th generation superCCD, the S6000 has the 6th generation.

There is a free raw converter,FastStone Image viewer which works well for Raw conversion. The 9100 does have a 5th generation Super CCD while the 6000 has the newer 6th generation sensor.

[David Metsky]

I had just read somewhere on a forum that it was really important to make sure you were buying a Fuji camera with the Super CCD. So the last sentence of my post was intended to solicit any observations about this claim.
If you are buying a Fuji to get the excellent low light high ISO performance then you need to get a SuperCCD model. Their other CCDs are little different from the rest of the digital camera world. That means the S6000, S9000, F40 and F50.

[johnpierce]

Yes I would like the low light performance. Not that I would buy buy locally, but I cannot find a single retail store that carries anything above the S6000fd. I would like to handle the S9100 before purchasing.

Can anyone tell me when the S9100 was introduced in the US, and speculate on what Fujis plans might be to the future? The technology is changing so rapidly.

It would appear that it is primarily sold by mail order unless you live in NYC.

Johnp

[pas49ras]

Can anyone tell me when the S9100 was introduced in the US, and speculate on what Fujis plans might be to the future? The technology is changing so rapidly.


The 9100 was introduced 8/06 so its over a year old which is old by todays fast changing standard. The last new ultra zoom Fuji introduced this year.the S8000 lost the Super CCD and picked up IS,which may be a trend for Fuji.

[bascom]

Yes I would like the low light performance. Not that I would buy buy locally, but I cannot find a single retail store that carries anything above the S6000fd.
I've heard the S6000 is better than the 9100 and it's cheaper. Why do you want the 9100 instead?

[seo]

If you've handled the S6000, the S9100 is the same body. Differences are a hot shoe, rotating lcd, command dial...

[johnpierce]

Well, Maybe I need to consider the S6000. I just looked at the the fuji brochure for the S6000fd and it looks pretty good. I was attracted to the S9100 because it captured 9 megapixels vs the 6 megapixels.

Give all the other features both cameras have, there are three items I would like to see in my selection:

1. The 1/3 framing lines which you can select to superimpose on the viewfinders image. Once selected I would like them to stay on once you select them. Even if you power the camera off and on, or move on the the next shot.

2. I would like a conveniently located external button to select auto exposure lock. This would be when I am using the a spot metering function to control my exposure from a part of the scene that is not in the center of the viewfinder. I have not located that on either the s6000 or the s9000.

3. I would like threads on the front of the lense so I can add a polarizing filter. I think that is possible with the S6000 and the S9100

Somewhere in one of the threads I read where a person set the camera up to take three pictures of a scene automatically. One at -1/3, one at 1.0 and one at +1/3 exposure. Then he did not have to worry about getting a slightly off exposure.

Johnp

[johnpierce]

Well, Maybe I need to consider the S6000. I just looked at the the fuji brochure for the S6000fd and it looks pretty good. I was attracted to the S9100 because it captured 9 megapixels vs the 6 megapixels.

Give all the other features both cameras have, there are three items I would like to see in my selection:

1. The 1/3 framing lines which you can select to superimpose on the viewfinders image. Once selected I would like them to stay on once you select them. Even if you power the camera off and on, or move on the the next shot.

2. I would like a conveniently located external button to select auto exposure lock. This would be when I am using the a spot metering function to control my exposure from a part of the scene that is not in the center of the viewfinder. I have not located that on either the s6000 or the s9000.

3. I would like threads on the front of the lense so I can add a polarizing filter. I think that is possible with the S6000 and the S9100

Somewhere in one of the threads I read where a person set the camera up to take three pictures of a scene automatically. One at -1/3, one at 1.0 and one at +1/3 exposure. Then he did not have to worry about getting a slightly off exposure.

Johnp

[johnpierce]

Well, Maybe I need to consider the S6000. I just looked at the the fuji brochure for the S6000fd and it looks pretty good. I was attracted to the S9100 because it captured 9 megapixels vs the 6 megapixels.

Give all the other features both cameras have, there are three items I would like to see in my selection:

1. The 1/3 framing lines which you can select to superimpose on the viewfinders image. Once selected I would like them to stay on once you select them. Even if you power the camera off and on, or move on the the next shot.

2. I would like a conveniently located external button to select auto exposure lock. This would be when I am using the a spot metering function to control my exposure from a part of the scene that is not in the center of the viewfinder. I have not located that on either the s6000 or the s9000.

3. I would like threads on the front of the lense so I can add a polarizing filter. I think that is possible with the S6000 and the S9100

Somewhere in one of the threads I read where a person set the camera up to take three pictures of a scene automatically. One at -1/3, one at 1.0 and one at +1/3 exposure. Then he did not have to worry about getting a slightly off exposure.

Johnp

[johnpierce]

Sorry for the stuttering with so many identical messages, but the system kept telling me that I needed to wait 30min before I could submit my message, when In fact it had accepted the message. Maybe I will get this Forum figured out soon.

Johnp

[johnpierce]

Looking at Consumers Reports, they list a S9000 and S9100. What is the difference. Do both use the same CCD? Has Fuji discontinued the S9000?

Johnp

[johnpierce]

Looking at the s9000 vs the s9100 all the controls look the same. I am not sure what the difference is except price, a piece of RAW software and perhaps the CCD.

The command control and the hot shoe look the same in the pictures. Unless the internal menu's are different they sure look identical. However, the Consumers Report rates them both; and gives the S9000 better picture quality and better next shot delay. That would imply maybe a different generation CCD. Is either model a 6th generation CCD or are they both 5th generation?

Any other differences between them?

Johnp

[johnpierce]

After a little more time consuming research I discovered that the primary difference between the S9000 and S9100 is the LCD display. on the S9100 it is listed as being twice as rich in pixel count, 234K vs 117K. The CCDs "appear" to be the same; but I am not sure if they could be two different generations but similar enough for Fuji to give them the same tag - Super CCD HR.

Johnp

[Marburg]

Yes I would like the low light performance. Not that I would buy buy locally, but I cannot find a single retail store that carries anything above the S6000fd. I would like to handle the S9100 before purchasing.

Can anyone tell me when the S9100 was introduced in the US, and speculate on what Fujis plans might be to the future? The technology is changing so rapidly.

It would appear that it is primarily sold by mail order unless you live in NYC.

Johnp

Hi John,

I guess it really depends on where you live in the US. I live in Houston, Texas and found several stores carry the S9100. Houston Camera Exchange had the best price. I bought mine last March and have been very happy with it. The drawbacks have been few. Most notably for me is the low light performance is not great. It still captures all the details but I have to really tweak the photo. The flash is on the weak side. I wound up buying an external flash (mounts on top) which works a lot better. The S9100 Hyper Utility for Raw conversion works very well. I like the feel of the S9100. It is a bit bulky which I prefer.

Marburg