Canon SX510 HS vs Fujifilm F500 EXR

Lets look much closer at the Canon SX510 HS vs Fujifilm F500 EXR, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by brands Canon and FujiFilm. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the SX510 HS (12MP) and Fujifilm F500 EXR (16MP) and the SX510 HS (1/2.3") and Fujifilm F500 EXR (1/2") have totally different sensor measurements.

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The SX510 HS was revealed 2 years later than the Fujifilm F500 EXR and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before going straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a quick view of how the SX510 HS scores vs the Fujifilm F500 EXR in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SX510 HS & Fujifilm FinePix F500 EXR. The full galleries are provided at Canon SX510 HS Gallery & Fujifilm F500 EXR Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and dimensions. The Canon SX510 HS has outside measurements of 104mm x 70mm x 80mm (4.1" x 2.8" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 349 grams (0.77 lbs) whilst the Fujifilm F500 EXR has dimensions of 104mm x 63mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.5" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at that time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the SX510 HS versus the Fujifilm F500 EXR.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SX510 HS and Fujifilm F500 EXR is 80 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualise the gap between sensor measurements purely by going over specifications. The photograph underneath might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the SX510 HS and Fujifilm F500 EXR.

To sum up, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SX510 HS having a tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Fujifilm F500 EXR will offer more detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will help you crop shots a bit more aggressively. The younger SX510 HS is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.