The camera is basically an upgrade from the Finepix s9500 or s9000 due to a few technical faults such as the Command dial failure.
it does not have optical image stabilization, a desirable feature in long-zoom cameras.
Consumers wanting that feature would have to wait until the next upgrade of this line of camera, the S100fs.
It has a long list of advanced prosumer features, like combining having wide angle (28mm equivalent on a 35mm camera) with having a long-zoom which is rare among long-zoom cameras (most of which being 35mm equivalent at the wide end of the zoom).
It also has a full range of manual settings, mechanical zoom ring, high ISO-sensitivities and some of the versatile features of Live-Preview Digital cameras (LPDs) or compact cameras like movie mode, movable LCD panel, macro mode, etc.