FujiFilm S1800 vs Sony HX10V

Here is a thorough comparison of the FujiFilm S1800 and Sony HX10V, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by competitors FujiFilm and Sony. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the S1800 (12MP) and HX10V (18MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The S1800 was manufactured 3 years before the HX10V and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the FujiFilm S1800 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony HX10V being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a short summary of how the S1800 scores versus the HX10V with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for FujiFilm FinePix S1800 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V. The entire galleries are viewable at FujiFilm S1800 Gallery and Sony HX10V Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera frequently, you need to think about its weight and size. The FujiFilm S1800 offers outer dimensions of 110mm x 73mm x 81mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 3.2") with a weight of 337 grams (0.74 lbs) whilst the Sony HX10V has specifications of 105mm x 60mm x 34mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 234 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you choose during that time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the S1800 and the HX10V.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the S1800 and HX10V is 78 and 91 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very hard to envision the gap between sensor sizing simply by reading specs. The photograph below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the S1800 and HX10V.

All in all, both of the cameras have the same sensor dimensions but not the same megapixels. You should expect to see the Sony HX10V to offer more detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop pics a bit more aggressively. The older S1800 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.