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Fujifilm FinePix S9800 review

Fujifilm FinePix S9800

CHOICE Expert Rating

58%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  •  Big handgrip with good rubber inlays
  •  Enough space for the thumb on the back
  •  Its very comfortable to hold the camera in one hand
  •  Very long zoom (50X)
  •  Well sized and well placed buttons
  •  Well structured menu with many functions
  •  Wide angle (24 mm )
Bad points

Bad Points

  •  Battery can be difficult to insert or remove
  •  Image quality in manual mode poor
  •  Looks and feels like plastic
  •  Noisy pictures in low light
  •  Rainbow effect in viewfinder
  •  Small electronic viewfinder
  •  Very poor quality of movie image in low light

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
58%
Picture quality score – auto mode
66%
Picture quality score – manual mode
41%
Ease of use score
55%
Movie quality score
41%
Monitor/viewfinder score
64%
Flash score
63%

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Specifications

Lens
fixed lens
Zoom range (mm)
24 – 1200
Lens factor
50
Minimum aperture range (f-stops)
2.9 – 6.5
Minimum shutter speed (secs)
1/1700
Maximum shutter speed (secs)
8
Lens diameter (mm)
Not applicable
Lens length (mm)
Not applicable
Lens weight (g)
Not applicable
Lens filter thread (mm)
Not applicable
Lens mount
Not applicable
Sensor type
CMOS
Sensor size
Not applicable
Effective resolution (MP)
15.9
Dimensions (mm, WxHxD)
123 x 88 x 125
Weight (g)
736
Tripod socket
Plastic (not centred)
Start-up time (sec)
1.7
Shutter delay 1m (sec)
0.29
Shutter delay 8.5m (sec)
0.36
ISO rating
100 – 12800
Exposure correction (lower)
-2
Exposure correction (higher)
2
Continuous shooting mode
9.7
Frame limit in continuous mode
10
Number of selectable exposure programs
22
Closest focus wide (m)
0.4
Closest focus tele (m)
3.5
Closest focus macro (m)
0.01
Focus points (auto mode)
Not stated
Monitor size (mm)
60 x 45
Monitor ratio
4:3
Monitor swivel (V x H, deg)
Not applicable
Viewfinder type
Electronic viewfinder – LCD
Viewfinder diopter
Not stated
Video ratios supported
4:3, 16:9
Video format
MOV (codec H.264)
Maximum frame rate – progressive
30
Number of selectable exposure programs – video
1
Audio recording format
Stereo
Memory card type
SDHC, SDXC
Internal memory (MB)
38
Number of memory cards – insertable
1
Image ratios supported
3:2, 4:3, 16:9
Flash type
pop-up manual
Battery type
AA non rechargeable battery (4)
CIPA battery cycles
300
Image editing software
MyFinePix Studio Ver.4.2b
RAW converter software
Not applicable
Video editing software
Not stated

Cost

Price
$329.00

Features

Fully manual mode
Water/dust resistant
GPS tagging
Electric cable release
Camera controlled via USB
Manual white balance
Bulb setting
Priority mode – shutter speed
Priority mode – aperture
Shutter release via touch screen
HDR function
Time lapse
Panorama (panning)
Image stabilisation – physical
Optical
Electronic image stabilisation
Focus assist lamp
Focus via touch screen
Continuous manual focus switchable
Face detection
Spot focus
Focus tracking
Focus bracketing
Touchscreen
Monitor grid guide
Video face detection
Video spot focus
Video focus tracking
Manual focus video
Continuous to manual focus switchable – video
Slow motion setting
Stop motion setting
Video image stabilisation
Built-in speaker
Socket for external microphone
Can add a comment to a still image
RAW plus JPEG format
Can record in RAW format
Flash slow sync
Flash power adjustable
Hotshoe
Other flash connection
HDMI connection
Wi-Fi WLAN connection
Charge via USB
Adapter for charging batteries
Separate battery holder
Lens bag supplied
Not applicable
Lens hood supplied
Not applicable
Shoulder belt supplied
Other items supplied
USB cable, lenscap, string for lenscap

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