I'm really pleased with the Fuji S5200. It doesn't deliver images in RAW mode, only JPEG, however the quality is great. My only complaint is that it doesn't have the manual focus/zoom controls that the retailer advertised, however I think the model you're considering has those.
I'm curious why you decided against a traditional SLR? There's not much of a price difference (here anyway) between the S9000 and a Canon Rebel XT which you could change lenses on if needed.
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