Canon SX520 HS vs Fujifilm S1 Pro

On this page, we are comparing the Canon SX520 HS and Fujifilm S1 Pro, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Pro DSLR by competitors Canon and FujiFilm. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the SX520 HS (16MP) and Fujifilm S1 Pro (3MP) and the SX520 HS (1/2.3") and Fujifilm S1 Pro (APS-C) posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The SX520 HS was launched 14 years after the Fujifilm S1 Pro which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Canon SX520 HS being a Compact camera and the Fujifilm S1 Pro being a Large SLR camera.

Before diving right into a full comparison, here is a short summary of how the SX520 HS scores against the Fujifilm S1 Pro when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot SX520 HS & Fujifilm FinePix S1 Pro. The complete galleries are available at Canon SX520 HS Gallery & Fujifilm S1 Pro Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and size. The Canon SX520 HS has outside dimensions of 120mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 3.6") having a weight of 441 grams (0.97 lbs) and the Fujifilm S1 Pro has specifications of 148mm x 125mm x 80mm (5.8" x 4.9" x 3.1") and a weight of 820 grams (1.81 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the SX520 HS against the Fujifilm S1 Pro.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the SX520 HS and Fujifilm S1 Pro is 69 and 56 respectively.

Often, its difficult to see the gap in sensor dimensions merely by going through a spec sheet. The pic here should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the SX520 HS and Fujifilm S1 Pro.

As you can see, both of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The SX520 HS because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Canon SX520 HS will produce more detail utilizing its extra 13 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more recent SX520 HS will have a benefit in sensor technology.