The FujiFilm Finepix S9500 has received some great reviews, and appears to be the perfect SLR style camera for a beginner in digital photography.

I’ve found a great resource called ephotozine.com which features tons of reviews, and ask for fellow members to critique your photographs and suggest improvements.

The FujiFilm Finepix S9500 is packed with features:

- CCD sensor 1/1.6 inch Super CCD HR
- Number of total pixels: 9.24 million
- Images: JPEG, RAW etc.
- Movie: AVI (Motion JPEG)
- Lens Fujinon 10.7x optical zoom lens
- Shutter speed 1/4 sec. to 1/4,000 sec
- Sensitivity equivalent to ISO 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600
- LCD monitor 1.8″, aspect ratio 4:3, TFT.
- Video output NTSC / PAL selectable
- Optical zoom 10.7x; max zoom scale 21.4x