Panasonic Lumix FZ30	Fujifilm FinePix S9000
Megapixels	8MP	9MP
Price	$489.95 (online)	$559.95 (online)
Dimensions	5.5x5.4x3.8 inches, 23.8 ounces	5x5.1x3.7 inches, 22.8 ounces
Lens	7.4 – 88.8mm f/2.8 – 3.7 Leica Vario Elmarit	6.2 – 66.7mm f/2.8 – 4.9 Fujinon
Dust and Moisture seals	Unsealed, flimsy media door; other access areas aren't sealed either.	Media door is big, but not sealed well. Because the S9000 takes both CF and xD cards, there are two slots that may allow dust in.
Camera Controls	Front and rear control dials make a range of adjustments quick and easy. They're particularly good for manual exposure adjustment.	Rear-only control dial slows down some operations
Menus	The FZ30's menus are split into Record, Set-Up and Playback, with a few screens worth of choices in each subdivision. It can take a lot of scrolling to find a particular option.	The S9000's menus are split into Record and Playback. Both are tabbed, which speeds up navigation. A Set-Up submenu brings up 5 more tabs of choices.
Flash	The built-in flash is rated to almost 15 feet for wide-angle shots. We tested the two cameras side-by-side, and found that their outputs are almost identical. The non-dedicated hot shoe allows the user to connect a more powerful flash, but does not offer through the lens metering, which means that flash exposure is to some extent manual with external flashes.	The built-in flash is rated to 18 feet when the camera is set to wide-angle, but this assumes using the S9000's increased ISO settings. The non-dedicated hot shoe doesn't offer through the lens metering, either.

Model Design / Physical Tour	Page 7 of 8		Overall Impressions / Conclusion
Panasonic Lumix FZ30 vs Fujifilm FinePix S9000 Head-to-Head Review Navigation
Intro	Metering / Exposure / Focus	Still Imaging Performance / Image Quality	Video Capture
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