Fuji FinePix S9600

Indoor lowlight photos - overall picture quality

Some purple fringing when the zoom is fully or nearly fully extended.

The Fuji Finepix S9600 bears a very close resemblance to a digital SLR camera. It is aimed at the serious photographer and has a wide range of features. I was impressed by my test results and the Finepix S9600 is well worth considering. It offers good val...

We reviewed this product's sibling back in March and while we are still wondering why you would want a camera that looks like an SLR but isn't and the answer to that question still eludes us, we decided to judge the S9600 on its merits.

While this is a cheaper alternative to a digital SLR, we can't help but think that saving the extra money to buy a proper SLR will have more benefits. This is not to say it is a bad camera, the pictures are very good and it does a workmanlike job of produ...

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

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.