Fujifilm F550 EXR vs Fujifilm IS Pro

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Fujifilm F550 EXR versus Fujifilm IS Pro, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Pro DSLR and both of them are built by FujiFilm. There is a large difference among the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm F550 EXR (16MP) and Fujifilm IS Pro (6MP) and the Fujifilm F550 EXR (1/2") and Fujifilm IS Pro (APS-C) posses different sensor sizing.

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The Fujifilm F550 EXR was introduced 4 years later than the Fujifilm IS Pro and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Fujifilm F550 EXR being a Compact camera and the Fujifilm IS Pro being a Large SLR camera.

Before getting into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the Fujifilm F550 EXR scores versus the Fujifilm IS Pro in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Fujifilm FinePix F550 EXR & Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro. The whole galleries are provided at Fujifilm F550 EXR Gallery & Fujifilm IS Pro Gallery.

When you are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor in its weight and size. The Fujifilm F550 EXR has got external dimensions of 104mm x 63mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.5" x 1.3") and a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) while the Fujifilm IS Pro has specifications of 147mm x 113mm x 74mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 2.9") having a weight of 920 grams (2.03 lbs).

Take a look at the Fujifilm F550 EXR versus Fujifilm IS Pro in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is a front view size comparison of the Fujifilm F550 EXR and the Fujifilm IS Pro.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm F550 EXR and Fujifilm IS Pro is 91 and 55 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to imagine the difference in sensor measurements merely by going through specs. The visual here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Fujifilm F550 EXR and Fujifilm IS Pro.

All in all, both the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm F550 EXR having a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Fujifilm F550 EXR will show extra detail using its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs more aggressively. The more modern Fujifilm F550 EXR provides a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.