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Canon SX270 HS vs Fujifilm S5 Pro

Portability
91
Imaging
36
Features
43
Overall
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Canon PowerShot SX270 HS front
 
Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro front
Portability
55
Imaging
45
Features
43
Overall
44

Canon SX270 HS vs Fujifilm S5 Pro Key Specs

Canon SX270 HS
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-500mm (F3.5-6.8) lens
  • 233g - 106 x 63 x 33mm
  • Revealed March 2013
  • Old Model is Canon SX260 HS
  • New Model is Canon SX280 HS
Fujifilm S5 Pro
(Full Review)
  • 6MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • 1/8000s Maximum Shutter
  • No Video
  • Nikon F Mount
  • 920g - 147 x 113 x 74mm
  • Revealed July 2007
  • Superseded the Fujifilm S3 Pro
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Canon SX270 HS vs Fujifilm S5 Pro Overview

On this page, we will be reviewing the Canon SX270 HS and Fujifilm S5 Pro, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Pro DSLR by competitors Canon and FujiFilm. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the SX270 HS (12MP) and Fujifilm S5 Pro (6MP) and the SX270 HS (1/2.3") and Fujifilm S5 Pro (APS-C) posses different sensor size.

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The SX270 HS was released 5 years after the Fujifilm S5 Pro which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Canon SX270 HS being a Compact camera and the Fujifilm S5 Pro being a Large SLR camera.

Before diving into a detailed comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the SX270 HS scores vs the Fujifilm S5 Pro in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Canon SX270 HS over the Fujifilm S5 Pro

 SX270 HS Fujifilm S5 Pro 
RevealedMarch 2013July 2007Newer by 70 months
Screen dimensions3"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution461k230kClearer screen (+231k dot)

Reasons to pick Fujifilm S5 Pro over the Canon SX270 HS

 Fujifilm S5 Pro SX270 HS 

Common features in the Canon SX270 HS and Fujifilm S5 Pro

 SX270 HS Fujifilm S5 Pro 
Focus manually More precise focusing
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither offers Touch friendly screen

Canon SX270 HS vs Fujifilm S5 Pro Physical Comparison

When you are aiming to travel with your camera often, you should factor its weight and dimensions. The Canon SX270 HS offers outer measurements of 106mm x 63mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.5" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 233 grams (0.51 lbs) while the Fujifilm S5 Pro has dimensions of 147mm x 113mm x 74mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 2.9") and a weight of 920 grams (2.03 lbs).

Analyze the Canon SX270 HS and Fujifilm S5 Pro in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at that moment. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the SX270 HS compared to the Fujifilm S5 Pro.

Canon SX270 HS vs Fujifilm S5 Pro size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX270 HS and Fujifilm S5 Pro is 91 and 55 respectively.

Canon SX270 HS vs Fujifilm S5 Pro top view buttons comparison

Canon SX270 HS vs Fujifilm S5 Pro Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it can be tough to visualize the difference in sensor dimensions merely by seeing specs. The image underneath might offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the SX270 HS and Fujifilm S5 Pro.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The SX270 HS because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Canon SX270 HS will produce extra detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs more aggressively. The more modern SX270 HS provides an advantage with regard to sensor technology.

Canon SX270 HS vs Fujifilm S5 Pro sensor size comparison

Canon SX270 HS vs Fujifilm S5 Pro Screen and ViewFinder

Canon SX270 HS vs Fujifilm S5 Pro Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon SX270 HS Portrait photography highlights
Fujifilm S5 Pro Portrait photography highlights
34
has manual focus
offers face detect autofocus
cannot use external flash
low resolution (12MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
51
focusing manually
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
exports RAW files
does not have liveview
low MP (6 megapixels)
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Street Comparison

Canon SX270 HS Street photography info
Fujifilm S5 Pro Street photography info
61
has image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than others in class (233g)
fixed screen
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
54
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
exports RAW files
lighter than competition (920 grams)
screen is fixed
lack of image stabilization
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Canon SX270 HS
Sports photography with Fujifilm S5 Pro
36
long zoom range (25-500mm 20.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Optical)
offers tracking focus
painfully slow continuous shooting (4.0 frames/s)
low resolution (12MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
bad battery pack (210 CIPA)
lack of phase detect autofocus
47
maximum shutter speed is high (1/8,000s)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
supports phase detect AF
does not have liveview
lack of image stabilization
low MP (6 megapixels)
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Canon SX270 HS
Travel photography with Fujifilm S5 Pro
61
lighter than others in class (233 grams)
has built in flash
fairly wide (25mm)
great zoom (500mm)
doesn't have Timelapse function
bad battery pack (210 per charge)
low resolution (12 megapixels)
display isn't selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
47
lighter than competition (920 grams)
has built in flash
missing Timelapse mode
low MP (6 megapixels)
screen isn't selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Canon SX270 HS Landscape photography highlights
Fujifilm S5 Pro Landscape photography highlights
41
has manual focus
fairly wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
low resolution (12MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW files
bad battery pack (210 CIPA)
doesn't have Timelapse function
45
focusing manually
swap lenses (Nikon F mount)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
exports RAW files
screen is small (2.5 inches)
does not have liveview
lack of image stabilization
low MP (6MP)
missing Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Canon SX270 HS as a Vlogging camera
Fujifilm S5 Pro as a Vlogging camera
34
fairly wide (25mm)
has image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detect autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lighter than others in class (233g)
sluggish max aperture (f3.5)
display isn't selfie friendly
doesn't have microphone jack
9
no video recording
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Canon SX270 HS vs Fujifilm S5 Pro Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon SX270 HS and Fujifilm S5 Pro
 Canon PowerShot SX270 HSFujifilm FinePix S5 Pro
General Information
Company Canon FujiFilm
Model Canon PowerShot SX270 HS Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro
Category Small Sensor Superzoom Pro DSLR
Revealed 2013-03-21 2007-07-05
Physical type Compact Large SLR
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Digic 6 -
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" APS-C
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 23 x 15.5mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 356.5mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 6 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 3:2
Maximum resolution 4000 x 3000 4256 x 2848
Maximum native ISO 6400 3200
Min native ISO 100 100
RAW support
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch focus
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens Nikon F
Lens focal range 25-500mm (20.0x) -
Maximal aperture f/3.5-6.8 -
Macro focus range 5cm -
Total lenses - 309
Crop factor 5.8 1.6
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3 inch 2.5 inch
Resolution of screen 461 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Optical (pentaprism)
Viewfinder coverage - 95%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.63x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 15 seconds 30 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/3200 seconds 1/8000 seconds
Continuous shooting rate 4.0 frames per sec -
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 3.50 m 12.00 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync Front curtain, Rear curtain, Red-Eye, Slow, Red-Eye Slow
Hot shoe
AEB
White balance bracketing
Highest flash synchronize - 1/250 seconds
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60, 30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30, 120 fps), 320 x 240 (240 fps) -
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 None
Video format MPEG-4, H.264 -
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 233g (0.51 lbs) 920g (2.03 lbs)
Physical dimensions 106 x 63 x 33mm (4.2" x 2.5" x 1.3") 147 x 113 x 74mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 2.9")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested 65
DXO Color Depth score not tested 21.6
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 13.5
DXO Low light score not tested 448
Other
Battery life 210 shots -
Form of battery Battery Pack -
Battery model NB-6L -
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, Custom) Yes (2 to 20 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC Compact Flash (Type I or II)
Card slots 1 1
Price at launch $284 $548