According to customer reviews, an alternative form of use so that the Fujifilm FinePix s9500 stays on for use is “keeping a few set of rechargeable batteries ready,” that way you won’t have to worry about the battery problem due to the complicity of needing to repair the battery terminal, rechargeable batteries could potentially be an alternative.

The key specification for the power of the Fujifilm Finepix S950o is that it needs 4x AA batteries Alkaline is included, Ni-MH batteries are recommended and an AC-5Vx AC adapter is optional. Customer reviews had stated that “I charge up my nimh 2500 batteries on a slow charger and as far as I'm aware the batteries are fine but after just a short time (just a few shots in some instances) the camera tells me they are dead.” The same customer for the review above later stated, “Always helps if I read the manual :-) Batteries run out quickly - the terminals are soiled.”