FujiFilm S1600 vs Nikon L610

Here is a extensive overview of the FujiFilm S1600 and Nikon L610, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by competitors FujiFilm and Nikon. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the S1600 (12MP) and L610 (16MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The S1600 was unveiled 3 years before the L610 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the FujiFilm S1600 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Nikon L610 being a Compact camera.

Before diving right into a detailed comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the S1600 grades vs the L610 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for FujiFilm FinePix S1600 & Nikon Coolpix L610. The full galleries are provided at FujiFilm S1600 Gallery & Nikon L610 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera, you are going to need to take into account its weight and proportions. The FujiFilm S1600 offers external measurements of 110mm x 73mm x 81mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 337 grams (0.74 lbs) and the Nikon L610 has measurements of 108mm x 69mm x 34mm (4.3" x 2.7" x 1.3") and a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you select at the time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the S1600 versus the L610.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S1600 and L610 is 78 and 90 respectively.

Typically, its tough to picture the difference in sensor sizing merely by looking through technical specs. The visual here will give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the S1600 and L610.

As you can tell, each of the cameras feature the identical sensor size but different resolution. You can expect to see the Nikon L610 to result in extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics way more aggressively. The older S1600 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.