Canon SD990 IS vs Fujifilm S8200

Below is a comprehensive review of the Canon SD990 IS and Fujifilm S8200, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Canon and FujiFilm. The image resolution of the SD990 IS (15MP) and the Fujifilm S8200 (16MP) is pretty close but the SD990 IS (1/1.7") and Fujifilm S8200 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizing.

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The SD990 IS was launched 5 years earlier than the Fujifilm S8200 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Canon SD990 IS being a Ultracompact camera and the Fujifilm S8200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going right into a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the SD990 IS matches up versus the Fujifilm S8200 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SD990 IS & Fujifilm FinePix S8200. The complete galleries are provided at Canon SD990 IS Gallery & Fujifilm S8200 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Canon SD990 IS has got exterior measurements of 98mm x 62mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs) and the Fujifilm S8200 has dimensions of 123mm x 87mm x 116mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 4.6") with a weight of 670 grams (1.48 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the SD990 IS vs the Fujifilm S8200.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SD990 IS and Fujifilm S8200 is 92 and 61 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements merely by researching specs. The visual below will help give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the SD990 IS and Fujifilm S8200.

All in all, both the cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SD990 IS because of its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Fujifilm S8200 will result in more detail utilizing its extra 1 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs more aggressively. The older SD990 IS will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.