The Carl Zeiss lens not only delivers spectacular image quality all the way to the edges of each frame, it incorporates a near-silent in-lens shutter and is far more compact than comparable lenses of interchangeable design.

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They do that with a conventional camera by opening up the aperture of the lens and selecting a faster shutter speed.

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Offering exceptional optical performance to provide minimal distortion and chromatic aberrations while suppressing ghosting and flare, the advanced lens unit allows for higher shutter speed and captures stunningly clear images.

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The camera's intelligent design is constructed with a resin cover to protect the body side near the shutter and a resin lens ring to protect the lens.

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Using a DSLR also gives you the option of fitting the lens most suitable to the shot, adjusting the shutter speed for a cinematic flicker and adding an external mike for better dialogue recording.

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Light entering through a lens is focused through an aperture and exposure is controlled by a shutter.

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Fujifilm claims they've worked through the pixel noise problems that can accompany massive megapixel sensors (we'll have to see about that), but at the very least the S9000 has a 10.7x optical zoom lens, a 1.8-inch tilting LCD screen, a 0.01 second shutter lag time, dual xD and CompactFlash memory card slots, and can capture RAW images.

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Here, the 808 PureView delivers again with an autofocus prime lens made by Carl Zeiss that features five aspherical glass elements (in one group) and a mechanical shutter.

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