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I had a lot of fun shooting with the S9100. All it lacks is optical image stabilization. That may seem like a big omission these days, but the S9100 does surprisingly well without it, capturing usable images with a handheld shutter speed as low as 1/5 second. The lack of optical image stabilization does make the S9100 a very affordable long zoom, and it won't disappoint anyone who wants to learn how to take great pictures. All the controls are there, most of them just a button away."

One of the prized feature of the FinePix S9100 is, of course, the manual Zoom Ring. Yes, zooming is one of those things that is much better done manually using a zoom ring than electrically using a zoom lever. It is smooth and allows fast adjustment across the entire zoom range. You can stop precisely at any point you want and do it as fast or as slow as you want..."

Because of that success, in August last year Fuji announced the replacement for the S9500, and surprised nobody by naming it the S9600 (9100 in the U.S.). It has also proved to be extremely popular, particularly with reviewers, which is why it's taken me until now to get my hands on one.

The S9600 offers only a few minor improvements to what was already an outstanding enthusiast's camera. If you've already got an S9500 it's probably not worth upgrading, but if you're looking for a cheaper alternative to a digital SLR, or a second camera for when you don't want to cart your whole kit around, the S9600 is the best choice on the market."

The Fujifilm S9600 guarantees a fine image quality, outstanding flash photography and has been equipped with an all round zoom range. Although the necessary options are present, the demanding photographer will possibly experience an obstacle when we look at what RAW demands when it comes to the speed and processing in the camera. Moreover, this photographer will have more problems with the seemingly small flaws like the restricted compression choice than the average consumer. ..."

Overall it's a nice camera worth buying if you don't want to go up to an SLR just yet. It's feels nice in your hand and is well balanced. The buttons are placed logically and are easy to use. It takes SD or Compact Flash and you can have both in the camera at the same time so you could carry all the storage you need in camera..."

The Fujifim S9600 / S9100 is an impressive 9 megapixel digital camera with a wide angle 10.7x optical zoom lens and a large 2" display. The camera is one of very few to include ISO 1600. It has excellent responsiveness and is designed to be able to take great photos in situation the majority of cameras would fail...."

In our opinion, presenting the FinePix S9100/S9600 as a serious revision of the S9000/S9500 is a bit of a stretch. And, while the S9000/S9500 was indeed a ground breaking camera when it was introduced in mid 2005, this is now 2007 and a lot of developments have taken place since. So, although based on an SLR design that makes it comfortable to use, the S9100/S9600 does not have either the flexibility, nor the image quality that dSLR cameras offer; and with a street price that is close to some entry-level dSLR cameras, the S9100/S9600 may be faced with some tough competition."