| Fujifilm Finepix E900 9MP Digital Camera with 4x Optical Zoom (Black) | 
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| List Price: $599.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 72 reviews)
Sales Rank: 15317
Category: Photography
Publisher: FUJIFILM
Studio: FUJIFILM
Brand: Fuji
Label: FUJIFILM
Media: Electronics
Autographed: 0
Memorabilia: 0
Batteries Included: 1
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Optical Zoom: 4
Display Size: 2
Battery: 2 AA Ni-MH
Maximum Focal Length: 28.8
Minimum Focal Length: 7.2
Maximum Resolution: 9
Has Red Eye Reduction: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 3.8 x 2.1 x 2.3
MPN: Finepix E900
Model: Finepix E900
UPC: 074101440300
EAN: 0074101440300
ASIN: B0007GIXR4
Release Date: October 22, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 9-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 17 x 23-inch prints | | • | 4x optical zoom; 2.0-inch LCD display | | • | Real Photo Technology provides faster operation, low noise processing, better low-light shooting, and higher shutter speeds | | • | Compatible with optional lens adapters that can increase optical zoom | | • | Stores images on xD Picture Cards; powered by 2 AA-size batteries (2 AA alkaline batteries included) |
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Product Description
Advances in digital photography have impacted every level of user, from first time digital owners, to families with multiple photographers, to consumers who are simply interested in expanding their photography skills. Answering the growing needs of every level of user, Fujifilm offers the FinePix E900 digital camera. Packing a powerful nine MegaPixel 5th Generation Super CCD HR sensor - the highest resolution available in a consumer digital camera - the FinePix E900 joins Fujifilm's already popular E-series line of cameras and continues the tradition of point-and-shoot ease and photographic essentials such as image quality, form factor and powerful feature sets including manual controls, found in all E-series models.The E900 offers Fujifilm's innovative Real Photo Technology, which provides many benefits for the user, including faster operation, low noise processing, better low light shooting, and higher shutter speeds that minimize blurriness in photos at even the highest ISO setting of 800 with full resolution. In addition, fully automatic features on the E900 provide point-and-shoot simplicity, while manual and customizable feature settings provide additional control, particularly when combined with the power of optional lenses.In addition to a convenient, ergonomic travel-friendly design, the FinePix E900 offers a large 2-inch LCD screen, which makes it easy to take and share pictures. A mode dial provides easy access to advanced shooting modes and a 4x optical zoom, which can be enhanced with optional lens adapters, allows user to tailor each shot to their needs. Other versatile shooting functions include a live histogram display for exposure settings and a highlight warning function.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 67 more reviews...
 Best camera I ever purchased December 27, 2008
I have owned this camera for a few years now, and its the easiest, and best camera I have ever used. Its easy to point and shoot, fast to open and ready to shoot, uses low power and is rugged enough to travel anywhere.
I highly recommend this camera to anyone, and would buy one again!
Better than great for everyday. October 6, 2008
This is a great little camera for everyday use, I love it; goes everywhere with me. The picture quality (9MP) is fantastic, and I like the macro and zoom performance. As close to SLR you can get, IMO. If you are looking into serious photography, this will not do. However, fabulous camera for the price!
 A Strange Animal May 23, 2008
I'm a huge fan of Fuji's sharpness and color reproduction (at least to my eyes)but as many of the reviews have stated it has its problems too. It has a pretty big CCD compared to many of the other cameras in its class which a huge plus. My biggest complaint with this camera is with the Flash, and its kid of silly. A pop up flash is Okay but there is no Flash on/off feature so if I want to disable the flash during a shot I have to push the whole flash back down. The write time and flash recycle is one of the slowest I've seen but there aren't too many occasions where I can't wait. I'm not sure if it is just my camera but it seems to have some "quirks" such as the LCD going from Bright to Dark, I don't know if it's a power saving feature or what. I was also disappointed in the fact that it didn't have an scene modes other than Portrait, Sports and Night. I don't use them too often but they can be useful to other people who just want to take a picture (e.g. My wife). At least it has a Manual Feature.
If it weren't for the lack of the Flash on/off feature and it's quirky behavior, I would have given it another star.
A good walk-around camera April 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This compact camera was announced on July 28, 2005 for Fuji's 2006 catalog, and was dropped from their 2008 catalog. That was a long run for a compact model camera. Fujifilm has moved on from it's E-series, and none of their current compact models offer a configuration comparable to the E900. At the time of this writing, remaindered E900 stock is still available on the Internet for around $200, less than half its original retail price. A contemporary camera model with a similar, albeit more fully featured, configuration would be the 12 MP Canon G9, at about $450.
The nine megapixel "Super CCD" featured on this model caused a minor sensation when it was announced. This sensor is still being used in the Fujifilm S9600 model. Super CCD sensors are unique in that their pixels are arranged diagonally, rather than horizontally. This reduces aliasing along diagonal lines (and supports pixel-doubling in Photoshop's ACR).
I considered purchasing this camera when it first came out, but opted instead for a dSLR model. But, now I wanted a compact walk-around camera for a project where a dSLR kit would be too much baggage. The E900 again came under consideration. I was attracted by these features:
~ RAW capture capability (I prefer to shoot everything in RAW).
~ 2xAA battery power is cheap, lightweight and long-lasting (e.g., Sanyo Eneloop).
~ The high ratings for the E900 I read on internet camera review sites.
At just over nine ounces, batteries included, this camera fit my requirement for portability. It is too big to fit in my shirt pocket, but I avoid putting precision instruments in shirt pockets.
Compact cameras are trending toward ever-smaller (including hi-res cameras in cell phones), while dSLR cameras are incorporating more consumer features, like "live view," image stabilization and face recognition. I guess I am becoming a digital Luddite, because Minox-sized cameras do not appeal, nor do SLR cameras laden with techno-froufrou. Offer me a camera with extended dynamic range, higher sensitivity and greater resolution, and I am listening. A camera that pays expressway tolls has some other consumer than me in mind.
The RAW capability of the Fujifilm E900 is seriously under-supported by the manufacturer, to the point of being counterproductive.
~ Selecting RAW capture requires drilling deep into the setup menu on the camera.
~ The RAW developing software included with the camera provides no image adjustments and outputs TIFF files at only 8-bit tonal depth. This obviates all(!) the value of RAW capture.
~ The exposure bracketing feature is not available in RAW capture mode.
I shoot RAW because I process all of my images in Photoshop, where RAW images, with their 12-bit tone depth, accommodate much greater image manipulation before tones start to degrade. Also, using Adobe Camera Raw (ACR), I can optimize white balance and realize another f-stop of dynamic range.
I appreciate that most camera users would not find RAW capture to be of value. Photographers using this camera are likely to use $100 software to adjust their images, which typically functions at 8-bit tonal depth. The extra image data captured in RAW cannot be used by these programs. It makes sense, therefore, that Fuji has dropped RAW support from their current models, except for their Pro dSLR and two high-end "bridge" models.
Here are the compromises/limitations I have discovered so far, comparing images from the E900 to ones from my dSLR:
~ Noise in the shadows. Pixels can't decide what color they are.
~ Color noise. Again, pixels can't decide what color they are.
~ Chromatic aberrations (colored fringes along high contrast edges. I can compensate for some of this when I make my adjustments in ACR).
~ Range of f-stops is limited (f-8 is the highest value).
~ Macro setting works only at the widest focal length, producing "big nose" distortion.
~ The tiny pop-up strobe is only good for fill flash, and even then only at close range.
The camera has a big hunk of chrome bling on the grip, giving it the look of a '58 Roadmaster. On my camera, I covered it up with a piece of gaffer tape.
I am surprised and delighted by the resolution of this 9-MP compact camera when compared to my 8-MP dSLR, considering the glass used in each. I appreciate that I can get immediate exposure feed-back on the image I just shot, including a histogram and flashing pixels to show saturation. (I have uploaded an image illustrating this to the gallery for this camera.)
I am happy with this camera for the purposes I intend.
 Camera died after 6 months. April 4, 2008
At first I thought this was a great camera, the only downfall was the batteries would drain too quickly. It was also annoying that the batteries and picture card were under the same cover. I bought this camera in July 2006. Then in January 2007 it completely died on me. I couldn't even get the lens to close. I finally brought it to a repair shop and they said the motherboard went on it. The total cost for labor and parts would be $128. I checked and for the price this camera is selling for I'm not sure if it's worth it to repair.
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