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Rom A.G.		Fuji S9000 or Lumix FZ30? 3437 pics on bp taken with Lumix FZ30 rank: 64; 1450 pics on bp taken with Fuji S9000 rank: 118. 2.4x more pics taken with FZ30, and its rank is twice as good. Lumix-FZ30 - $500 1/1.8" Type CCD = 0.55 8.3mp SD card 35 - 420mm [12x] (+extended optical zoom) Fuji S9000 - $589 9mp 1/1.6" Type CCD = 0.625 ISO from 80 to 1600 28 - 300mm xD & CF 4 AA-size batteries Is the bigger sensor size and extra 1mp on the S9000 significant? ISO on the S9000 is higher, but I dont see a need for it. AA batteries are weak, but are widely available. My concern with the FZ30's battery is the ability to recharge them outside of the US. However, the 120mm zoom difference is a big plus for the FZ30. I wont be getting xD cards, thus the slot is a waste of space;However, I already have SD, and all other P&S brands(besides Sony, Fuji, Olympus) use them. To love this question, log in above August 26, 2006

Ariel Lepor		I was looking at both cameras before going for the Fuji S5200 (and a, I must say, very fast, 256 MB xd card), which has better reviews than the S9000. (BTW, I really suggest you check out Fuji's new S5600fd.) A bigger and bettor sensor on the S9000 than on the FZ30 means lower noise levels. But you might like the fact that the FZ30 is lower priced and has more zoom. The ranking you refer to just means more people use the FZ30 - not that it's twice as good. So, I think both cameras are very good choices, and the FZ30 does produce sharp images, but I'd still favor the S9000 over that. Again, check out Fuji's new S5600fd. Take it easy, Ariel Nature Photography ScrattyPhotography Blog To love this comment, log in above August 31, 2006

Rom A.G.		"The ranking you refer to just means more people use the FZ30 - not that it's twice as good." pardon, but if "more people use the FZ30", then one can deduce that it's in fact better and more popular than the S9000. Yes, the S9000 has a wider lens and the sensor is bigger, but you do get a better value and more from the FZ30 for less. PS: Apple was always better than the PC. Windows crashes, etc. but the market has spoken and 95% of home computers are Windows. To love this comment, log in above September 04, 2006

Ariel Lepor		Hi Rom, I'm not sure I get what you're saying. It seems you answered your own question. Maybe you do get a better value for the FZ30, maybe you don't (if you could actually try out both cameras side-by-side you can better tell), but, as you stated in your "PS", more users doesn't necessarily mean it's better. (I'll give you a more humorous example: One lane at a stop light may have nobody in it and the other lane may have lots of cars. Why? Everybody thinks that if everyone else is in one lane it's better. What should you do? Go to the perfectly fine empty lane!) So, to your only original question now and no more of my opinions: the bigger sensor size and extra 1mp is significant if you are going to make poster prints or take long time exposure shots. Otherwise, the FZ30 is perfectly fine and at a better price. Later, Ariel To love this comment, log in above September 04, 2006

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