Fujifilm F550 EXR vs Panasonic FZ300

Its time to look closer at the Fujifilm F550 EXR and Panasonic FZ300, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by companies FujiFilm and Panasonic. There is a huge difference between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm F550 EXR (16MP) and FZ300 (12MP) and the Fujifilm F550 EXR (1/2") and FZ300 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The Fujifilm F550 EXR was introduced 5 years prior to the FZ300 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Fujifilm F550 EXR being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving through a in depth comparison, below is a short introduction of how the Fujifilm F550 EXR matches up versus the FZ300 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm FinePix F550 EXR and Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300. The whole galleries are viewable at Fujifilm F550 EXR Gallery and Panasonic FZ300 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera often, you have to factor its weight and proportions. The Fujifilm F550 EXR has external measurements of 104mm x 63mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.5" x 1.3") having a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs) and the Panasonic FZ300 has measurements of 132mm x 92mm x 117mm (5.2" x 3.6" x 4.6") having a weight of 691 grams (1.52 lbs).

Check out the Fujifilm F550 EXR and Panasonic FZ300 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have attached at that moment. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the Fujifilm F550 EXR vs the FZ300.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm F550 EXR and FZ300 is 91 and 59 respectively.

In many cases, it is hard to envision the contrast between sensor measurements just by reading through technical specs. The visual here may offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the Fujifilm F550 EXR and FZ300.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm F550 EXR with its bigger sensor will make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Fujifilm F550 EXR will resolve extra detail using its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older Fujifilm F550 EXR is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.