FujiFilm S200EXR vs Sony HX99

Lets look a bit more in depth at the FujiFilm S200EXR and Sony HX99, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by competitors FujiFilm and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the S200EXR (12MP) and HX99 (18MP) and the S200EXR (1/1.6") and HX99 (1/2.3-inch) offer different sensor sizes.

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The S200EXR was revealed 10 years before the HX99 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the FujiFilm S200EXR being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony HX99 being a Compact camera.

Before we go right into a detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the S200EXR scores versus the HX99 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for FujiFilm FinePix S200EXR & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99. The full galleries are viewable at FujiFilm S200EXR Gallery & Sony HX99 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera frequently, you'll have to think about its weight and volume. The FujiFilm S200EXR comes with outside dimensions of 133mm x 94mm x 145mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 5.7") along with a weight of 865 grams (1.91 lbs) whilst the Sony HX99 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") along with a weight of 242 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the S200EXR versus the HX99.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the S200EXR and HX99 is 54 and 91 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to imagine the gap in sensor sizing merely by researching specs. The visual here might provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the S200EXR and HX99.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The S200EXR with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony HX99 will result in greater detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older S200EXR will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.