FujiFilm S200EXR vs Sigma SD1 Merrill

Below is a in-depth review of the FujiFilm S200EXR vs Sigma SD1 Merrill, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors FujiFilm and Sigma. The resolution of the S200EXR (12MP) and the SD1 Merrill (15MP) is pretty similar but the S200EXR (1/1.6") and SD1 Merrill (APS-C) come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The S200EXR was introduced 3 years earlier than the SD1 Merrill and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the FujiFilm S200EXR being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sigma SD1 Merrill being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going through a complete comparison, below is a simple overview of how the S200EXR grades versus the SD1 Merrill with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for FujiFilm FinePix S200EXR & Sigma SD1 Merrill. The whole galleries are provided at FujiFilm S200EXR Gallery & Sigma SD1 Merrill Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera frequently, you have to take into account its weight and measurements. The FujiFilm S200EXR enjoys physical dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") having a weight of 865 grams (1.91 lbs) while the Sigma SD1 Merrill has proportions of 146mm x 113mm x 80mm (5.7" x 4.4" x 3.1") along with a weight of 790 grams (1.74 lbs).

Take a look at the FujiFilm S200EXR vs Sigma SD1 Merrill in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the S200EXR vs the SD1 Merrill.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S200EXR and SD1 Merrill is 54 and 57 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to see the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading specs. The visual here should give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the S200EXR and SD1 Merrill.

All in all, both cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S200EXR using its tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sigma SD1 Merrill will offer extra detail using its extra 3 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures far more aggressively. The older S200EXR is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.