Canon S95 vs Fujifilm F500 EXR

Here, we will be looking at the Canon S95 and Fujifilm F500 EXR, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Canon and FujiFilm. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the S95 (10MP) and Fujifilm F500 EXR (16MP) and the S95 (1/1.7") and Fujifilm F500 EXR (1/2") posses different sensor measurements.

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The S95 was announced about the same time to the Fujifilm F500 EXR and they are of a similar age. Both cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before diving straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the S95 matches up against the Fujifilm F500 EXR with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot S95 & Fujifilm FinePix F500 EXR. The whole galleries are viewable at Canon S95 Gallery & Fujifilm F500 EXR Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera frequently, you'll need to consider its weight and volume. The Canon S95 provides physical dimensions of 100mm x 58mm x 30mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) whilst the Fujifilm F500 EXR has sizing of 104mm x 63mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.5" x 1.3") along with a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing during that time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the S95 versus the Fujifilm F500 EXR.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S95 and Fujifilm F500 EXR is 93 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions only by checking specs. The image below may give you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the S95 and Fujifilm F500 EXR.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The S95 with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Fujifilm F500 EXR will resolve greater detail with its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots a good deal more aggressively.