Fujifilm Finepix S8100fd VS S1000fd

[mrsrobinson08]

Hi everyone!

I am trying to decided. The camera I have now is about 5 years old it is a Finepix S3000. I love it.... but it is only 3.2MP and I need/want an upgrade. It looks like the difference with the above camera's is mainly MP ..... Hoping anyone can give me some more info on what they think..... I love photography and have for a long time.... just recently became more involved again and learning more about DSLR .... Thought one of the above cameras would be a good stepping stone and I dont have the $ or education to venture totally into a manual camera....

Thank you all!
Carol
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[Saralonde]

I personally have not tried either of these cameras, so I can only tell you what I know from a bit of research.
If it were my choice, I would go with the 8100. It has a larger focal length (27-486 v 33-396) plus the added advantage of Image Stabilization. It can also be manually focused. Those things alone make it closer to a DSLR and give you far more options.
Check this comparison.

[pooja84]

According to me, Fujifilm Finepix S8100fd is a good option. You should try once. The features are really very good.