ISO comparison
Basically, if you're considering this expecting digital SLR photo quality for this price with its lens and features, you're going to be disappointed. If you understand that this is essentially a point-and-shoot camera with a lot of control and a long lens, you'll probably be quite happy with what the camera can produce under the right conditions.
My main issue with the results is that there is a lot of visible artifacts when photos were viewed at larger sizes, and subjects look soft. The higher the ISO used, the worse it gets. Unfortunately, using the 30x zoom regularly requires the higher ISO sensitivities and the camera tends to jump right to them when in auto. Again, the best thing to do is take away some of the camera's control.
Color
PASM modes
Bokeh
EXR D-Range
Fujifilm's D-Range option continues to be impressive. Switching to EXR mode and setting it to D-Range Priority allows you to select the amount you'd like to use. The top left photo was taken at DR 100 percent, which gives you better contrast indoors or under overcast skies. This is the result you'd likely get from a typical point-and-shoot.
The bottom right is set to the maximum of DR 1600 percent and you can see what a difference it makes, completely rescuing details lost. The only disadvantages to using it really is that the ISO needs to be at least 400 and the resolution is a maximum 8 megapixels (the former being more important than the latter.)
Continuous shooting
Focus and exposure are set with the first shot, though, so for really fast-moving subjects all of your shots may not be in focus. This is typical of most burst modes on compact cameras. Also, although the camera can continue to shoot continuously up to 200 shots, the speed drops significantly after the initial burst. For example, at full resolution, after about four or five photos it gets much slower. It's better to release, let it store your images, and shoot again.
Bracketing options
Zoom range
Super Macro mode
Pro Focus mode
Motion Panorama
Photos at 720mm (f5.6, 1/150th, ISO 100)
The following eight slides are included to give you an idea of the camera's image quality at full zoom and in general. I've included a link below each image to view them at full resolution. Be warned: These are large files and take time to download.