FujiFilm F70EXR vs Olympus SZ-16 iHS

Its time to take a closer look at the FujiFilm F70EXR vs Olympus SZ-16 iHS, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies FujiFilm and Olympus. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the F70EXR (10MP) and SZ-16 iHS (16MP) and the F70EXR (1/2") and SZ-16 iHS (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor sizing.

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The F70EXR was launched 4 years before the SZ-16 iHS and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the F70EXR grades against the SZ-16 iHS in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for FujiFilm FinePix F70EXR & Olympus SZ-16 iHS. The complete galleries are provided at FujiFilm F70EXR Gallery & Olympus SZ-16 iHS Gallery.

When you are aiming to carry your camera, you will want to factor in its weight and size. The FujiFilm F70EXR features outside measurements of 99mm x 59mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.9") with a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs) while the Olympus SZ-16 iHS has specifications of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") having a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the F70EXR vs the SZ-16 iHS.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the F70EXR and SZ-16 iHS is 93 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to see the difference in sensor sizing purely by seeing a spec sheet. The photograph here may give you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the F70EXR and SZ-16 iHS.

Clearly, both the cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The F70EXR because of its bigger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field simpler and the Olympus SZ-16 iHS will provide extra detail utilizing its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older F70EXR will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.