Fujifilm F200EXR vs Olympus SZ-15

Lets look a little more closely at the Fujifilm F200EXR and Olympus SZ-15, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies FujiFilm and Olympus. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the Fujifilm F200EXR (12MP) and SZ-15 (16MP) and the Fujifilm F200EXR (1/1.6") and SZ-15 (1/2.3") come with different sensor sizes.

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The Fujifilm F200EXR was manufactured 5 years prior to the SZ-15 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go through a detailed comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the Fujifilm F200EXR grades vs the SZ-15 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR and Olympus SZ-15. The entire galleries are provided at Fujifilm F200EXR Gallery and Olympus SZ-15 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Fujifilm F200EXR comes with external measurements of 98mm x 59mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.9") and a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs) and the Olympus SZ-15 has sizing of 108mm x 70mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

Check the Fujifilm F200EXR and Olympus SZ-15 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are working with during that time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the Fujifilm F200EXR against the SZ-15.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm F200EXR and SZ-15 is 93 and 88 respectively.

Normally, it's hard to picture the contrast between sensor measurements simply by going over technical specs. The visual here should give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the Fujifilm F200EXR and SZ-15.

As you can tell, both of these cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm F200EXR due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Olympus SZ-15 will offer you more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics far more aggressively. The older Fujifilm F200EXR is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.