John, I have a Fuji Finepix S2950 camera that is a point and shoot and it cannot be used for traditional adaptor based photography. I am not sure how much you can do with a Fuji S5500 Point and Shoot camera other than afocal (eyepiece projection) photography; unless you have full manual control and can use that threaded ring to attach to a focuser tube through an adaptor. I have read the specs of your camera here:
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/127...ifinepixs5500z
and while it has some nice features (like being able to shoot in RAW file type), it has rather low ISO speeds that will hamper shooting dim objects.
You may be able to use your camera to pick up eyepiece projection if you can find a tube that fits to keep stray light out and you will need to get the focal point exactly right so need a way to hold the camera in place. There are brackets available that can be used to shoot this way from iphones etc, so there is probably a bracket solution available for you. Have a look through Bintel's camera adaptor equipment and check out the holder/brackets here:
http://www.bintel.com.au/Astrophotog...8/catmenu.aspx
You still need to be able to focus on the image coming up from the eyepiece. Hyperion make a range of projection eyepieces that might help.
You will need the image to be focused and projected far enough above the surface to fall on your Fuji lens in the right place to achieve camera sensor focus. Suggest you read a bit about how it can be done here:
http://www.astronomysource.com/2011/...ce-projection/
Now it might be simpler to simply buy a second hand Canon DSLR off ebay as all the adaptor equipment is available to directly attach it to the focuser tube of the telescope and take photos. A Canon 450D is a good choice as they have the Liveview screen that enables you to see on the back what camera is seeing through the sensor and aids focusing, framing, etc. There is also software available to assist your use of the Canon DSLRs.
Good luck.