| Likes |
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– Manual exposure controls are complete and convenient
– Image quality is very good
- Resolution approaches DSLRs
– Hand grip is comfortable and secure
– 32mm equivalent is pretty wide-angle for a compact camera
– 9 megapixel files are plenty big and extremely sharp
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| Dislikes |
- LCD has minimal resolution
- Manual focus is not effective
- Movie mode is spoiled by focus motor noise
- Viewfinder is inconvenient
- Older Fujis have higher maximum ISO |
Conclusion
The FinePix E900 is a very solid compact camera, with unusually high resolution, good color and image quality, good manual controls and a well-crafted interface. It's a sensible upgrade from standard compact cameras for users who want to use manual controls, either to learn how to use them, or because they want to actively shape their images.
Fuji's cameras typically deliver image quality at the top of their classes, but lag in other areas of technology – Fuji super-zooms lack image stabilization, and Fuji DSLRs are slow and at the low end of resolution. The E900 is true to this pattern – great image quality, great control and really nothing extra. Get the E900 to shoot sharp, big files with good color, and you'll have to put up with a small LCD and do without manual focus. Well, for users concerned with image quality foremost, it's certainly worth it.
