Canon SX510 HS vs Fujifilm X100T

Lets take a deeper look at the Canon SX510 HS and Fujifilm X100T, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Canon and FujiFilm. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the SX510 HS (12MP) and Fujifilm X100T (16MP) and the SX510 HS (1/2.3") and Fujifilm X100T (APS-C) enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The SX510 HS was revealed 12 months before the Fujifilm X100T so they are both of a similar age. Both cameras come with different body type with the Canon SX510 HS being a Compact camera and the Fujifilm X100T being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving in to a full comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the SX510 HS scores versus the Fujifilm X100T for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot SX510 HS & Fujifilm X100T. The full galleries are viewable at Canon SX510 HS Gallery & Fujifilm X100T Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry your camera regularly, you will want to factor in its weight and volume. 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 X100T has sizing of 127mm x 74mm x 52mm (5.0" x 2.9" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 440 grams (0.97 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at the time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the SX510 HS vs the Fujifilm X100T.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SX510 HS and Fujifilm X100T is 80 and 80 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizing simply by checking technical specs. The graphic below will provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the SX510 HS and Fujifilm X100T.

As you can tell, both cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The SX510 HS with its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Fujifilm X100T will give more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older SX510 HS is going to be behind in sensor innovation.