Fujifilm F500 EXR vs Olympus 1s

Lets take a closer look at the Fujifilm F500 EXR and Olympus 1s, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by companies FujiFilm and Olympus. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm F500 EXR (16MP) and 1s (12MP) and the Fujifilm F500 EXR (1/2") and 1s (1/1.7") offer totally different sensor sizes.

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The Fujifilm F500 EXR was announced 5 years prior to the 1s and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Fujifilm F500 EXR being a Compact camera and the Olympus 1s being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief view of how the Fujifilm F500 EXR scores vs the 1s with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Fujifilm FinePix F500 EXR & Olympus Stylus 1s. The whole galleries are available at Fujifilm F500 EXR Gallery & Olympus 1s Gallery.

When you are looking to carry your camera, you need to factor in its weight and volume. The Fujifilm F500 EXR comes with exterior dimensions of 104mm x 63mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.5" x 1.3") having a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) while the Olympus 1s has sizing of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") along with a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs).

Look at the Fujifilm F500 EXR and Olympus 1s in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at that time. Below is a front view sizing comparison of the Fujifilm F500 EXR and the 1s.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm F500 EXR and 1s is 91 and 79 respectively.

Typically, it can be hard to envision the contrast between sensor sizing only by looking at specifications. The visual here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm F500 EXR and 1s.

Plainly, the two cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The Fujifilm F500 EXR having a tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field trickier and the Fujifilm F500 EXR will give you greater detail with its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older Fujifilm F500 EXR is going to be behind in sensor technology.