Canon SD4000 IS vs Fujifilm F750EXR

Lets look a bit more closely at the Canon SD4000 IS and Fujifilm F750EXR, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Canon and FujiFilm. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the SD4000 IS (10MP) and Fujifilm F750EXR (16MP) and the SD4000 IS (1/2.3") and Fujifilm F750EXR (1/2") have different sensor sizing.

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The SD4000 IS was brought out 17 months before the Fujifilm F750EXR which makes them a generation apart from one another. Both cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before diving right into a full comparison, here is a concise summary of how the SD4000 IS scores versus the Fujifilm F750EXR for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS & Fujifilm FinePix F750EXR. The entire galleries are available at Canon SD4000 IS Gallery & Fujifilm F750EXR Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Canon SD4000 IS has external dimensions of 100mm x 54mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.1" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 175 grams (0.39 lbs) whilst the Fujifilm F750EXR has measurements of 105mm x 63mm x 36mm (4.1" x 2.5" x 1.4") and a weight of 234 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the SD4000 IS compared to the Fujifilm F750EXR.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SD4000 IS and Fujifilm F750EXR is 94 and 90 respectively.

Normally, it is hard to visualize the contrast between sensor sizing simply by checking specs. The visual underneath will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the SD4000 IS and Fujifilm F750EXR.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The SD4000 IS featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Fujifilm F750EXR will resolve extra detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older SD4000 IS is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.