FujiFilm S1600 vs Sony RX10 II

Below is a detailed assessment of the FujiFilm S1600 vs Sony RX10 II, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies FujiFilm and Sony. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the S1600 (12MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the S1600 (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") come with different sensor measurements.

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The S1600 was launched 6 years earlier than the RX10 II and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer the identical body type (SLR-like (bridge)).

Before going in to a detailed comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the S1600 grades versus the RX10 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for FujiFilm FinePix S1600 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The complete galleries are viewable at FujiFilm S1600 Gallery & Sony RX10 II Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera, you will want to factor in its weight and proportions. The FujiFilm S1600 comes with external dimensions of 110mm x 73mm x 81mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 3.2") along with a weight of 337 grams (0.74 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 II has measurements of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") having a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you choose at that time. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the S1600 and the RX10 II.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S1600 and RX10 II is 78 and 58 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to picture the contrast between sensor measurements just by reading specs. The graphic here may provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the S1600 and RX10 II.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S1600 due to its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more difficult and the Sony RX10 II will offer you more detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older S1600 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.