Canon SX120 IS vs FujiFilm AV200

Its time to look closer at the Canon SX120 IS and FujiFilm AV200, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by companies Canon and FujiFilm. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the SX120 IS (10MP) and AV200 (14MP) and the SX120 IS (1/2.5") and AV200 (1/2.3") offer different sensor sizes.

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The SX120 IS was launched 16 months before the AV200 making them a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before going into a detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the SX120 IS grades against the AV200 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot SX120 IS and FujiFilm FinePix AV200. The complete galleries are available at Canon SX120 IS Gallery and FujiFilm AV200 Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Canon SX120 IS comes with exterior measurements of 111mm x 71mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.8" x 1.8") along with a weight of 285 grams (0.63 lbs) whilst the FujiFilm AV200 has measurements of 93mm x 60mm x 28mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 168 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the SX120 IS vs the AV200.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SX120 IS and AV200 is 87 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, it is very tough to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions simply by reading through technical specs. The picture below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the SX120 IS and AV200.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The SX120 IS because of its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field more challenging and the FujiFilm AV200 will resolve extra detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more aged SX120 IS is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.