FujiFilm HS10 vs Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G

Below is a thorough review of the FujiFilm HS10 and Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by companies FujiFilm and Samsung. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the HS10 (10MP) and Galaxy Camera 4G (16MP) but they use the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The HS10 was unveiled 3 years prior to the Galaxy Camera 4G and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the FujiFilm HS10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G being a Compact camera.

Before going in to a in-depth comparison, below is a quick summation of how the HS10 scores versus the Galaxy Camera 4G with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for FujiFilm FinePix HS10 & Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G. The full galleries are available at FujiFilm HS10 Gallery & Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you need to consider its weight and measurements. The FujiFilm HS10 provides outside measurements of 131mm x 91mm x 126mm (5.2" x 3.6" x 5.0") accompanied by a weight of 666 grams (1.47 lbs) while the Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G has proportions of 129mm x 71mm x 19mm (5.1" x 2.8" x 0.7") having a weight of 305 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached during that time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the HS10 vs the Galaxy Camera 4G.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the HS10 and Galaxy Camera 4G is 60 and 90 respectively.

Generally, it can be hard to visualise the difference between sensor measurements simply by checking specs. The visual below might give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the HS10 and Galaxy Camera 4G.

As you can plainly see, both cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same resolution. You can anticipate the Samsung Galaxy Camera 4G to resolve greater detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older HS10 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.