Canon G5 X MII vs Fujifilm F800EXR

Lets look much closer at the Canon G5 X MII vs Fujifilm F800EXR, one being a Large Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Canon and FujiFilm. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the G5 X MII (20MP) and Fujifilm F800EXR (16MP) and the G5 X MII (1") and Fujifilm F800EXR (1/2") provide totally different sensor dimensions.

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The G5 X MII was announced 7 years later than the Fujifilm F800EXR and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Canon G5 X MII being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Fujifilm F800EXR being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick summation of how the G5 X MII grades versus the Fujifilm F800EXR for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot G5 X Mark II and Fujifilm FinePix F800EXR. The whole galleries are provided at Canon G5 X MII Gallery and Fujifilm F800EXR Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Canon G5 X MII comes with physical measurements of 111mm x 61mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.4" x 1.8") with a weight of 340 grams (0.75 lbs) while the Fujifilm F800EXR has measurements of 105mm x 63mm x 36mm (4.1" x 2.5" x 1.4") with a weight of 232 grams (0.51 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Here is a front view scale comparison of the G5 X MII versus the Fujifilm F800EXR.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the G5 X MII and Fujifilm F800EXR is 86 and 90 respectively.

Often, its hard to see the difference in sensor measurements purely by looking through specs. The visual here should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the G5 X MII and Fujifilm F800EXR.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The G5 X MII using its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Canon G5 X MII will provide you with more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The more modern G5 X MII will have an advantage with regard to sensor technology.