FujiFilm F300EXR vs Leica V-Lux 4

Lets examine more in depth at the FujiFilm F300EXR vs Leica V-Lux 4, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by companies FujiFilm and Leica. The sensor resolution of the F300EXR (12MP) and the V-Lux 4 (12MP) is fairly close but the F300EXR (1/2") and V-Lux 4 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The F300EXR was announced 3 years earlier than the V-Lux 4 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the FujiFilm F300EXR being a Compact camera and the Leica V-Lux 4 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the F300EXR matches up versus the V-Lux 4 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for FujiFilm FinePix F300EXR and Leica V-Lux 4. The whole galleries are available at FujiFilm F300EXR Gallery and Leica V-Lux 4 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry around your camera regularly, you will have to think about its weight and volume. The FujiFilm F300EXR enjoys physical measurements of 104mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") along with a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) whilst the Leica V-Lux 4 has sizing of 125mm x 87mm x 110mm (4.9" x 3.4" x 4.3") accompanied by a weight of 588 grams (1.30 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you use at the time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the F300EXR versus the V-Lux 4.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the F300EXR and V-Lux 4 is 91 and 65 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor sizes merely by researching specs. The image here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the F300EXR and V-Lux 4.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras posses the exact same megapixels but not the same sensor sizes. The F300EXR uses the larger sensor which is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler. The more aged F300EXR will be behind in sensor innovation.