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FujiFilm S2500HD vs Sony RX10 II

Portability
78
Imaging
35
Features
30
Overall
33
FujiFilm FinePix S2500HD front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II front
Portability
58
Imaging
52
Features
77
Overall
62

FujiFilm S2500HD vs Sony RX10 II Key Specs

FujiFilm S2500HD
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 1600 (Raise to 3200)
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-504mm (F3.1-5.6) lens
  • 337g - 110 x 73 x 81mm
  • Released July 2010
  • Alternate Name is FinePix S2600HD
Sony RX10 II
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Raise to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Released June 2015
  • Succeeded the Sony RX10
  • Refreshed by Sony RX10 III
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FujiFilm S2500HD vs Sony RX10 II Overview

Let's look a bit more in depth at the FujiFilm S2500HD versus Sony RX10 II, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies FujiFilm and Sony. There is a significant difference among the sensor resolutions of the S2500HD (12MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the S2500HD (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") posses different sensor sizes.

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The S2500HD was brought out 5 years earlier than the RX10 II which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have the same body design (SLR-like (bridge)).

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a concise view of how the S2500HD matches up versus the RX10 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick FujiFilm S2500HD over the Sony RX10 II

 S2500HD RX10 II 

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 II over the FujiFilm S2500HD

 RX10 II S2500HD 
ReleasedJune 2015July 2010Newer by 60 months
Manual focus More precise focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1229k230kClearer screen (+999k dot)

Common features in the FujiFilm S2500HD and Sony RX10 II

 S2500HD RX10 II 
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen dimensions
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Lack of Touch friendly screen

FujiFilm S2500HD vs Sony RX10 II Physical Comparison

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and proportions. The FujiFilm S2500HD provides 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 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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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are employing during that time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the S2500HD versus the RX10 II.

FujiFilm S2500HD vs Sony RX10 II size comparison

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the S2500HD and RX10 II is 78 and 58 respectively.

FujiFilm S2500HD vs Sony RX10 II top view buttons comparison

FujiFilm S2500HD vs Sony RX10 II Sensor Comparison

Generally, its hard to visualize the contrast in sensor dimensions just by looking through specs. The image below may give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the S2500HD and RX10 II.

As you can plainly see, both cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The S2500HD featuring a smaller sensor is going to make achieving bokeh more challenging and the Sony RX10 II will provide you with greater detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more aged S2500HD will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.

FujiFilm S2500HD vs Sony RX10 II sensor size comparison

FujiFilm S2500HD vs Sony RX10 II Screen and ViewFinder

FujiFilm S2500HD vs Sony RX10 II Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

FujiFilm S2500HD as a Portrait photography camera
Sony RX10 II as a Portrait photography camera
21
focusing manually not possible
can't use external flash
low resolution (12MP)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
71
you can focus manually
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
includes face detection focusing
exports RAW files
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Street Comparison

FujiFilm S2500HD Street photography advice
Sony RX10 II Street photography advice
49
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
screen is fixed
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
72
has a tilting screen
image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor size (1")
exports RAW files
weather proofing
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Sports Comparison

FujiFilm S2500HD Sports photography features
Sony RX10 II Sports photography features
34
incredible zoom range (28-504mm 18.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
max frames per second very slow (1.0 frames/s)
low resolution (12MP)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
68
quiet shutter (1/32,000s)
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
decent sensor size (1")
includes tracking autofocus
weather proofing
doesn't have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with FujiFilm S2500HD
Travel photography with Sony RX10 II
55
flash built-in
quite wide (28mm)
great zoom (504mm)
lack of Timelapse recording
low resolution (12 megapixels)
display isn't selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f3.1)
56
weather proofing
good megapixels (20MP)
flash built-in
fairly wide (24mm)
no Time Lapse mode
display isn't selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

FujiFilm S2500HD Landscape photography features
Sony RX10 II Landscape photography features
36
quite wide (28mm)
good sized screen (3")
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
focusing manually not possible
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.1)
low resolution (12MP)
tiny sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
lack of Timelapse recording
62
you can focus manually
fairly wide (24mm)
screen is a good size (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20MP)
decent sensor size (1")
exports RAW files
weather proofing
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f2.8)
no Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

FujiFilm S2500HD Vlogging details
Sony RX10 II Vlogging details
25
quite wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
slow max aperture (f3.1)
display isn't selfie friendly
low quality video (1280 x 720 pxls)
lack of external microphone support
31
fairly wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
includes face detection focusing
high res video (3840 x 2160 pxls)
comes with external mic support
slow max aperture (f2.8)
display isn't selfie friendly
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FujiFilm S2500HD vs Sony RX10 II Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for FujiFilm S2500HD and Sony RX10 II
 FujiFilm FinePix S2500HDSony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II
General Information
Manufacturer FujiFilm Sony
Model FujiFilm FinePix S2500HD Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II
Also referred to as FinePix S2600HD -
Class Small Sensor Superzoom Large Sensor Superzoom
Released 2010-07-06 2015-06-10
Physical type SLR-like (bridge) SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Chip - Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 4000 x 3000 5472 x 3648
Max native ISO 1600 12800
Max boosted ISO 3200 25600
Lowest native ISO 100 125
RAW files
Lowest boosted ISO - 64
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
AF live view
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Number of focus points - 25
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-504mm (18.0x) 24-200mm (8.3x)
Largest aperture f/3.1-5.6 f/2.8
Macro focus range 2cm 3cm
Crop factor 5.8 2.7
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Tilting
Display size 3 inches 3 inches
Display resolution 230 thousand dots 1,229 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 2,359 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage 99% 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 8s 30s
Highest shutter speed 1/2000s 1/2000s
Highest quiet shutter speed - 1/32000s
Continuous shooting rate 1.0 frames per sec 14.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 4.40 m 10.20 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Syncro Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 3840 x 2160 (30p, 25p, 24p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Max video resolution 1280x720 3840x2160
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC S
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 337 grams (0.74 lb) 813 grams (1.79 lb)
Physical dimensions 110 x 73 x 81mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 3.2") 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested 70
DXO Color Depth score not tested 23.0
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.6
DXO Low light score not tested 531
Other
Battery life - 400 photos
Battery style - Battery Pack
Battery model 4 x AA NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse shooting
Type of storage SD/SDHC, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Card slots Single Single
Pricing at launch $200 $998