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Canon XC10 vs FujiFilm S2500HD

Portability
54
Imaging
44
Features
60
Overall
50
Canon XC10 front
 
FujiFilm FinePix S2500HD front
Portability
78
Imaging
35
Features
30
Overall
33

Canon XC10 vs FujiFilm S2500HD Key Specs

Canon XC10
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 160 - 20000
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-241mm (F2.8-5.6) lens
  • 1040g - 125 x 102 x 122mm
  • Announced April 2015
FujiFilm S2500HD
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600 (Boost to 3200)
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-504mm (F3.1-5.6) lens
  • 337g - 110 x 73 x 81mm
  • Introduced July 2010
  • Additionally Known as FinePix S2600HD
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Canon XC10 vs FujiFilm S2500HD Overview

Let's take a deeper look at the Canon XC10 vs FujiFilm S2500HD, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Canon and FujiFilm. The resolution of the XC10 (12MP) and the S2500HD (12MP) is pretty close but the XC10 (1") and S2500HD (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The XC10 was announced 4 years later than the S2500HD and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Canon XC10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the FujiFilm S2500HD being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving through a more detailed comparison, below is a simple summation of how the XC10 scores against the S2500HD for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Canon XC10 over the FujiFilm S2500HD

 XC10 S2500HD 
IntroducedApril 2015July 2010More recent by 58 months
Focus manually Very accurate focus
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Touch friendly screen Quickly navigate

Reasons to pick FujiFilm S2500HD over the Canon XC10

 S2500HD XC10 
Screen resolution230k1kSharper screen (+229k dot)

Common features in the Canon XC10 and FujiFilm S2500HD

 XC10 S2500HD 
Screen sizing3"3"Equivalent screen dimensions
Selfie screen Neither comes with selfie screen

Canon XC10 vs FujiFilm S2500HD Physical Comparison

When you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and volume. The Canon XC10 comes with outside measurements of 125mm x 102mm x 122mm (4.9" x 4.0" x 4.8") having a weight of 1040 grams (2.29 lbs) while the FujiFilm S2500HD has sizing of 110mm x 73mm x 81mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 3.2") having a weight of 337 grams (0.74 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is the front view dimensions comparison of the XC10 against the S2500HD.

Canon XC10 vs FujiFilm S2500HD size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the XC10 and S2500HD is 54 and 78 respectively.

Canon XC10 vs FujiFilm S2500HD top view buttons comparison

Canon XC10 vs FujiFilm S2500HD Sensor Comparison

Oftentimes, its difficult to see the gap in sensor measurements simply by researching a spec sheet. The visual below should offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the XC10 and S2500HD.

As you can see, both the cameras offer the same exact resolution albeit not the same sensor measurements. The XC10 has the bigger sensor which is going to make obtaining shallower DOF less difficult. The more recent XC10 will have an edge with regard to sensor technology.

Canon XC10 vs FujiFilm S2500HD sensor size comparison

Canon XC10 vs FujiFilm S2500HD Screen and ViewFinder

Canon XC10 vs FujiFilm S2500HD Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Canon XC10
Portrait photography with FujiFilm S2500HD
50
you can focus manually
decent sensor size (1")
comes with face detection focus
resolution not great (12 megapixels)
doesn't have RAW files
21
focusing manually not possible
external flash not possible
sensor resolution low (12MP)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
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Street Comparison

Canon XC10 Street photography features
FujiFilm S2500HD Street photography features
56
tilting screen
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor size (1")
boasts focus by touch
doesn't have RAW files
more heavy than competitors in class (1,040 grams)
49
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
no articulating screen
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Canon XC10 Sports photography highlights
FujiFilm S2500HD Sports photography highlights
47
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor size (1")
comes with tracking autofocus
slow continuous shooting (3.8 fps)
resolution not great (12MP)
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
34
incredible zoom range (28-504mm 18.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
continuous shooting slow (1.0 frames per second)
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Canon XC10 Travel photography highlights
FujiFilm S2500HD Travel photography highlights
43
boasts focus by touch
relatively wide (24mm)
more heavy than competitors in class (1,040g)
resolution not great (12MP)
display is not selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
55
built-in flash
quite wide (28mm)
long reach (504mm)
doesn't have Timelapse mode
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
display is not selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f3.1)
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Landscape Comparison

Canon XC10 as a Landscape photography camera
FujiFilm S2500HD as a Landscape photography camera
50
you can focus manually
relatively wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3")
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor size (1")
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
resolution not great (12MP)
doesn't have RAW files
36
quite wide (28mm)
nice screen size (3 inch)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.1)
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
doesn't have Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Canon XC10
Vlogging with FujiFilm S2500HD
28
relatively wide (24mm)
touchscreen capability
has image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detection focus
high video quality (3840 x 2160 resolution)
includes external microphone jack
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
display is not selfie friendly
more heavy than competitors in class (1,040 grams)
25
quite wide (28mm)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
slow max aperture (f3.1)
display is not selfie friendly
video quality not great (1280 x 720 resolution)
doesn't have external microphone jack
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Canon XC10 vs FujiFilm S2500HD Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon XC10 and FujiFilm S2500HD
 Canon XC10FujiFilm FinePix S2500HD
General Information
Brand Name Canon FujiFilm
Model type Canon XC10 FujiFilm FinePix S2500HD
Alternate name - FinePix S2600HD
Category Large Sensor Compact Small Sensor Superzoom
Announced 2015-04-08 2010-07-06
Body design Large Sensor Compact SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Powered by DIGIC DV5 -
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size 1" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 12.8 x 9.6mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 122.9mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12MP 12MP
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4000 x 3000 4000 x 3000
Highest native ISO 20000 1600
Highest boosted ISO - 3200
Min native ISO 160 100
RAW files
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Total focus points 9 -
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 24-241mm (10.0x) 28-504mm (18.0x)
Highest aperture f/2.8-5.6 f/3.1-5.6
Macro focusing range 8cm 2cm
Crop factor 2.8 5.8
Screen
Range of display Tilting Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of display 1 thousand dot 230 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder coverage - 99%
Features
Slowest shutter speed 60s 8s
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000s 1/2000s
Continuous shooting speed 3.8 frames per sec 1.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance no built-in flash 4.40 m
Flash options no built-in flash Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Syncro
External flash
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 4K UHD 3840 x 2160 (30p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 30p, 24p) 1280 x 720 (120p, 100p) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 3840x2160 1280x720
Video data format XF-AVC, H.264 Motion JPEG
Microphone input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 1040 grams (2.29 pounds) 337 grams (0.74 pounds)
Dimensions 125 x 102 x 122mm (4.9" x 4.0" x 4.8") 110 x 73 x 81mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 3.2")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery ID LP-E6N 4 x AA
Self timer Yes Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage CFast, SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC, Internal
Storage slots 1 1
Cost at launch $1,599 $200