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Fujifilm F500 EXR vs Leica C

Portability
91
Imaging
38
Features
42
Overall
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Fujifilm FinePix F500 EXR front
 
Leica C front
Portability
92
Imaging
36
Features
59
Overall
45

Fujifilm F500 EXR vs Leica C Key Specs

Fujifilm F500 EXR
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200 (Bump to 12800)
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-360mm (F3.5-5.3) lens
  • 215g - 104 x 63 x 33mm
  • Released January 2011
Leica C
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 6400 (Boost to 12800)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-200mm (F2.0-5.9) lens
  • 195g - 103 x 63 x 28mm
  • Revealed September 2013
  • Alternate Name is Typ112
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Fujifilm F500 EXR vs Leica C Overview

On this page, we are looking at the Fujifilm F500 EXR vs Leica C, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors FujiFilm and Leica. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm F500 EXR (16MP) and C (12MP) and the Fujifilm F500 EXR (1/2") and C (1/1.7") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The Fujifilm F500 EXR was announced 3 years before the C and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before delving into a detailed comparison, here is a short highlight of how the Fujifilm F500 EXR matches up vs the C in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Fujifilm F500 EXR over the Leica C

 Fujifilm F500 EXR C 

Reasons to pick Leica C over the Fujifilm F500 EXR

 C Fujifilm F500 EXR 
RevealedSeptember 2013January 2011More recent by 32 months
Manually focus Very accurate focus
Display resolution920k460kCrisper display (+460k dot)

Common features in the Fujifilm F500 EXR and Leica C

 Fujifilm F500 EXR C 
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display dimensions3"3"Equal display sizing
Selfie screen Neither offers selfie screen
Touch friendly display Lack of Touch friendly display

Fujifilm F500 EXR vs Leica C Physical Comparison

In case you're intending to lug around your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and proportions. The Fujifilm F500 EXR offers physical measurements of 104mm x 63mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.5" x 1.3") along with a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) whilst the Leica C has measurements of 103mm x 63mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.5" x 1.1") along with a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs).

Examine the Fujifilm F500 EXR vs Leica C in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you use at that time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the Fujifilm F500 EXR vs the C.

Fujifilm F500 EXR vs Leica C size comparison

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm F500 EXR and C is 91 and 92 respectively.

Fujifilm F500 EXR vs Leica C top view buttons comparison

Fujifilm F500 EXR vs Leica C Sensor Comparison

Oftentimes, its tough to picture the gap between sensor measurements only by reading through specs. The visual below may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the Fujifilm F500 EXR and C.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm F500 EXR using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Fujifilm F500 EXR will give more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The older Fujifilm F500 EXR is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.

Fujifilm F500 EXR vs Leica C sensor size comparison

Fujifilm F500 EXR vs Leica C Screen and ViewFinder

Fujifilm F500 EXR vs Leica C Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Fujifilm F500 EXR
Portrait photography with Leica C
30
decent MP (16MP)
focusing manually not possible
cannot use external flash
sensor size is very small (1/2")
doesn't have RAW files
41
manual focus
offers face detection autofocus
delivers RAW files
external flash not possible
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
small sensor (1/1.7")
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Street Comparison

Fujifilm F500 EXR Street photography details
Leica C Street photography details
61
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than competition in class (215 grams)
fixed screen
sensor size is very small (1/2")
doesn't have RAW files
65
built in image stabilization (Optical)
delivers RAW files
screen is fixed
small sensor (1/1.7")
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Sports Comparison

Fujifilm F500 EXR Sports photography features
Leica C Sports photography features
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incredible zoom range (24-360mm 15.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
decent MP (16MP)
offers tracking focus
slow frames per second (3.0 fps)
sensor size is very small (1/2")
doesn't have phase detect AF
38
built in image stabilization (Optical)
offers tracking autofocus
low megapixels (12MP)
small sensor (1/1.7")
does not have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Fujifilm F500 EXR as a Travel photography camera
Leica C as a Travel photography camera
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lighter than competition in class (215g)
decent MP (16 megapixels)
has built in flash
rather wide (24mm)
long reach (360mm)
lack of Time Lapse function
screen is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
64
built-in flash
reasonably wide (28mm)
fast maximum aperture (f2.0)
lack of Time Lapse recording
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
screen isn't selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Fujifilm F500 EXR
Landscape photography with Leica C
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rather wide (24mm)
decent sized screen (3")
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
decent MP (16MP)
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
sensor size is very small (1/2")
doesn't have RAW files
lack of Time Lapse function
53
manual focus
reasonably wide (28mm)
fast maximum aperture (f2.0)
screen size is decent (3")
built in image stabilization (Optical)
delivers RAW files
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
small sensor (1/1.7")
lack of Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Fujifilm F500 EXR Vlogging details
Leica C Vlogging details
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rather wide (24mm)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
high res video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lighter than competition in class (215 grams)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
screen is not selfie friendly
lack of mic jack
39
reasonably wide (28mm)
fast maximum aperture (f2.0)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detection autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
does have external mic socket
screen isn't selfie friendly
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Fujifilm F500 EXR vs Leica C Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Fujifilm F500 EXR and Leica C
 Fujifilm FinePix F500 EXRLeica C
General Information
Brand FujiFilm Leica
Model Fujifilm FinePix F500 EXR Leica C
Also referred to as - Typ112
Type Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Compact
Released 2011-01-05 2013-09-08
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by EXR -
Sensor type EXRCMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2" 1/1.7"
Sensor dimensions 6.4 x 4.8mm 7.44 x 5.58mm
Sensor area 30.7mm² 41.5mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 12MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Max resolution 4608 x 3456 4000 x 3000
Max native ISO 3200 6400
Max enhanced ISO 12800 12800
Min native ISO 100 80
RAW images
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Autofocus tracking
Autofocus selectice
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detection focus
Contract detection focus
Phase detection focus
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 24-360mm (15.0x) 28-200mm (7.1x)
Highest aperture f/3.5-5.3 f/2.0-5.9
Macro focus range 5cm 3cm
Focal length multiplier 5.6 4.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3" 3"
Resolution of screen 460k dots 920k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Screen technology TFT color LCD monitor TFT Color LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 200k dots
Viewfinder coverage - 1 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.46x
Features
Minimum shutter speed 8s 60s
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000s 1/4000s
Continuous shutter rate 3.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 3.20 m 7.00 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60, 50, 30, 25 fps), 1280 x 720p (60, 50, 30, 25 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 25 fps)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video data format MPEG-4 MPEG-4, AVCHD
Mic port
Headphone port
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
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 215 gr (0.47 lbs) 195 gr (0.43 lbs)
Physical dimensions 104 x 63 x 33mm (4.1" x 2.5" x 1.3") 103 x 63 x 28mm (4.1" x 2.5" x 1.1")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 250 shots
Style of battery - Battery Pack
Battery model NP-50 -
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, Auto shutter(Dog, Cat)) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Card slots One One
Launch cost $430 $1,299