Fujifilm F800EXR vs Fujifilm S8600

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Fujifilm F800EXR and Fujifilm S8600, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras and they are both created by FujiFilm. The sensor resolution of the Fujifilm F800EXR (16MP) and the Fujifilm S8600 (16MP) is fairly comparable but the Fujifilm F800EXR (1/2") and Fujifilm S8600 (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The Fujifilm F800EXR was announced 17 months prior to the Fujifilm S8600 making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Fujifilm F800EXR being a Compact camera and the Fujifilm S8600 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief overview of how the Fujifilm F800EXR matches up versus the Fujifilm S8600 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Fujifilm FinePix F800EXR and Fujifilm FinePix S8600. The whole galleries are provided at Fujifilm F800EXR Gallery and Fujifilm S8600 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and size. The Fujifilm F800EXR offers outer dimensions of 105mm x 63mm x 36mm (4.1" x 2.5" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 232 grams (0.51 lbs) while the Fujifilm S8600 has specifications of 121mm x 81mm x 65mm (4.8" x 3.2" x 2.6") and a weight of 450 grams (0.99 lbs).

Analyze the Fujifilm F800EXR and Fujifilm S8600 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you use at that time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the Fujifilm F800EXR vs the Fujifilm S8600.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm F800EXR and Fujifilm S8600 is 90 and 76 respectively.

In many cases, its hard to picture the gap in sensor sizing simply by checking out specs. The visual below should give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm F800EXR and Fujifilm S8600.

All in all, both of the cameras posses the exact same resolution but different sensor sizing. The Fujifilm F800EXR comes with the larger sensor which will make achieving bokeh less difficult. The older Fujifilm F800EXR will be behind when it comes to sensor tech.