>> I've had a compact Fuji for 8 years or so, and it's still a good camera,
>> I brought a new Fuji compact last year sometime and was very
>> disappointed (and I'm stuck with xd card I brought for it), can I assume
>> the s6000/6500 is proper camera?

>
> The 6000/6500 uses xD, so your existing card will be usefull. I'd say
> it's a "proper" camera. It has a mechanical zoom, which is fast and
> handy. The lens is nice at 10.7x, which is a good long reach. It's also
> fairly wide at 28mm on the short end.
>
> It lacks optical image stabilization, but seems to make up for that with
> its ability to shoot clean pics at high ISO, as its method of avoiding
> camera shake.
>
> Short of their DSLRs, it's Fuji's largest image sensor. They have models
> such as the S8000/9000 which have more pixels, but they're packed on a
> smaller sensor and have more noise at higher ISO shooting.
>

>> Good price?

>
> That's an excellent price. Somewhat less than what I paid, but then I got
> a $50 rebate from Fuji USA. Europe may or may not have a similar offer.
>

>> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fuji-FinePix-Digital-Camera-

> optical/dp/B000IHYS2Q

>> /ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/203-3326846-0112754?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=

> 1193592727

>> &sr=8-1
>>
>> After buying a N95 on the strength of the reviews and it's 5meg camera
>> (which really is useless) I'm a bit wary of buying anything without a
>> recommendation from someone who actually knows what they are talking
>> about....

>
> The 6000/6500 is 6.3 Megapix, and that's plenty unless you're cropping
> down to 25 percent and printing large. Why would you need more..?
>
> I used to get very acceptable 8x10 prints from my old 2.1 Megapix Olympus
> camera if I was careful with the image processing before going to the
> printer.
>
> No one in any review I've read dislikes this Fuji camera. It's currently
> one of the highest recommend cameras in its class on every forum I read
> before making my decision.