The FinePix S9000 digital camera boasts 9.0 effective MegaPixels that capture up to 3,488 x 2,616 recorded pixels (9.12 million).

While these record-breaking numbers are impressive alone, Fujifilm understands there is more to a great digital picture than resolution. The company?s latest innovation matches the nine MegaPixel, 5th Generation` Super CCD HR sensor, with a super-sharp Fujinon lens and the RP Processor technology found currently in the critically-acclaimed FinePix F10 digital camera.

A hallmark of Fujifilm?s Real Photo Technology is its ability to reduce the amount of graininess or ?noise? in digital pictures. This noise is often apparent in high- resolution photos, particularly those shot at high ISO-equivalent sensitivities. With Real Photo Technology, the FinePix S9000 can take pictures at ISO 1600 -- at full resolution. Other benefits of Real Photo Technology include speed of operation (the FinePix S9000 has a high-speed start-up time of only 0.8 second with shutter lag down to 1/100 second) and longer battery life.

In addition to offering low noise processing, the new FinePix S9000 is equipped with a bevy of features that will appeal to the photo hobbyist. One of those features is a world-class Fujinon 10.7x wide-angle optical zoom lens that is the equivalent of having a 28-300mm zoom on a 35mm camera. This zoom range is ideal for a wide variety of shooting situations and thus makes the purchase of additional lenses unnecessary.

Other features appealing to the photo hobbyist include:

• Mode dial with multiple settings, including Anti-Blur that automatically adjust the camera?s ISO settings to combat camera shake and blur and Natural Light for more natural looking photos, particularly in low light

• A manual zoom that along with the auto exposure and auto focus functions, are operational during full frame (VGA-quality; 30 fps) movie capture

• The ability to shoot in the RAW file format

• A Super Macro Mode for pictures up to 0.4-inches

• Hot shoe and Syncronizing terminal for external flash

• Live histogram exposure setting checks prior to shooting

• In-camera highlight warning function that alerts the user to overexposed areas of just-taken pictures

• Strong auto-focus assist illuminator for quicker focusing in low light

• Tilting LCD for high and low-angle shooting; adjustable LCD and electronic viewfinder frame rates of 30 frames-per-second or 60 frames-per-second for smoother viewing

• Dual media slot accepts xD Picture card and CompactFlash/Microdrive

Specifications:

CCD Sensor	1/1.6-inch super CCD HR Number of total Pixels: 9.24 million pixels
Number of Effective Pixels	9.0 Million Pixels
Number of Recorded Pixels	9.12 million
Image Processing Type	RP (Real Photo) Processor
File formats	Still image: DCF-compliant, Compressed: Exif ver.2.2 JPEG, DPOF-compatible, Uncompressed: CCD-RAW (RAF)    (Design rule for Camera File System compliant DPOF compatible) Movie: AVI format, Motion JPEG ? Audio: WAVE format, Monaural sound
Recording capacity with one 16MB xD-Picture Card (included)	Still image:  Raw 0  9MP (F) 3  9MP (N) 6  5MP 12  3MP 19 Movie:  640x480 13 sec  320x240 26 sec
Lens	Fujinon (13 elements in 10 groups)
Lens Focal Length (Rated) / (35mm Equiv.)	6.2mm/66.7mm / 28mm - 300 mm on 35mm equivalent 58mm diameter
Aperture Range	F2.8 to F11; 13 steps in 1/3 EV increments Manual/Auto selectable
Optical zoom	10.7X Wide (28- 300mm)
Digital zoom	2x Fixed
Lens Adapters Available	None
Focus	Mode: Auto focus, Continuous AF, Manual focus AF system: TTL Contrast-type AF frame selection: AF (Center),AF(Multi),AF(Area)
Focusing Range
Normal	Wide-angle: approx. 50 cm (1.6 ft.) to infinity (In High-speed shooting mode: approx. 2 m (6.6 ft.) to infinity Telephoto: approx. 2 m (6.6 ft.) to infinity (In High-speed shooting mode: approx. 4 m (13.1 ft.) to infinity)
Macro - Close-up	Approx. 1 cm to 1 m (0.4 in. to 3.3 ft. wide-angle only)
Super Macro - Close-up	Wide angle: Approx. 0.1m/0.3ft. to 2m/6.6ft., Telephoto: Approx. 0.9m/3.0ft. to 2m/6.6ft.
Low Light AF Assist Illuminator	Yes
Viewfinder	Electronic TTL Viewfinder (EVF), 0.44 inch, 235000 Pixels with 100% Coverage
Exposure Control	Auto/Manual /Programmed AE, Aperture or Shutter Priority AE / 5 Preprogrammed Scene Types (SP): Anti-Blur, Natural Light, Night, Portrait, Landscape
Light Metering (Photometry)	TTL 256-zones metering (Multi, Spot, Multi)
Color Control Modes	Standard, Chrome, Black and White
Sensitivity	Auto, ISO equivalent to ISO 80/100/200/400/800/1600
Shutter Release Control	Press half way to set focus, all the way to release the shutter. Threaded for standard cable release.
Shutter Speed	30 Sec. - 1/4000 Sec
White Balance	Auto, Fine, Shade, Fluorescent light (Daylight), Fluorescent light (Warm White), Fluorescent light (Cool White), Incandescent light, Custom (Custom calibrated with ambient or flash lighting)
Flash	External Hot Shoe, Synchronizing terminal Flash mode: Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Sync, Red Eye Reduction + Slow Synchro. Effective range: Wide-angle: approx. 30 cm-5.6m (1.0 ft.-18.4 ft.); Telephoto: approx. 60cm-3m (2.0 ft.-9.8 ft.)
LCD Monitor	Tilting 1.8" TFT (118,000 pixels) 100% coverage, aspect ratio 4:3
LCD Low Light Gain-up Brightness Mode	Yes
Rotation Playback Mode	Image Rotation mode available
Camera Terminals	USB 1.1 & 2.0 compatible interface (2.0 Hi-speed), 5 volt power-input socket, Video-out (NTSC/PAL)
Printing interface	PictBridge, DPOF, and EXIF Print 2.2 Compatible
Power source	Four AA alkaline batteries included, or 4 optional Fujifilm AA NiMH rechargeable battery packs (sold separately), and Fujifilm AC-5V AC adapter (sold separately)
Pictures / Battery Charge (CIPA Standard)	Approx. 140 frames (When using alkaline batteries supplied with the camera, xD-Picture Card)
Dimensions	5.0" W x 3.7" H x 5.1" D
Weight	22.8oz (excluding accessories, batteries, xD-Picture Card or CF/Microdrive)
Start-up Speed	0.8 Sec
Shutter Lag Time	Shutter Lag 10ms(with AE/AF locked)
Continuous Shooting modes	Top or Final 4-frame continuous shooting, Long-period continuous shooting (up to 40 frames)
Frame to Frame Intervals	Max 1.5 frames/sec
Movie recording	640 x 480 pixels 30fps / 320x240 pixels 30fps w/ monaural sound A series of continuous images can be recorded up to available recording time per media.
Audio Recording Mode	Up to 30 Sec Audio Voice Memo
Video Out	NTSC and PAL Switchable
Playback	Trimming, Image rotate, Automatic playback, Single/Multi- frame playback, sorting by date
Histogram	Real time Histogram Mode
Cradle	None
Memory Type	xD Picture Card , CF Card and Microdrive Dual Slot
Other Features	Auto Bracketing, Voice Memo (30Sec.), Self-timer: approx 10 sec./2 sec., World Time, 7 Language menu interface, Tripod socket