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Fujifilm F900EXR vs Panasonic SZ3

Portability
90
Imaging
40
Features
55
Overall
46
Fujifilm FinePix F900EXR front
 
Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ3 front
Portability
96
Imaging
40
Features
29
Overall
35

Fujifilm F900EXR vs Panasonic SZ3 Key Specs

Fujifilm F900EXR
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200 (Raise to 12800)
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-500mm (F3.5-5.3) lens
  • 232g - 105 x 61 x 36mm
  • Announced January 2013
  • Superseded the Fujifilm F800EXR
Panasonic SZ3
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.1-5.9) lens
  • 126g - 95 x 56 x 22mm
  • Introduced January 2013
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Fujifilm F900EXR vs Panasonic SZ3 Overview

Lets take a more detailed look at the Fujifilm F900EXR vs Panasonic SZ3, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies FujiFilm and Panasonic. The sensor resolution of the Fujifilm F900EXR (16MP) and the SZ3 (16MP) is relatively comparable but the Fujifilm F900EXR (1/2") and SZ3 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor size.

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The Fujifilm F900EXR was revealed within a month of the SZ3 which means that they are both of a similar generation. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the Fujifilm F900EXR scores versus the SZ3 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Fujifilm F900EXR over the Panasonic SZ3

 Fujifilm F900EXR SZ3 
Screen dimension3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution920k230kSharper screen (+690k dot)

Reasons to pick Panasonic SZ3 over the Fujifilm F900EXR

 SZ3 Fujifilm F900EXR 

Common features in the Fujifilm F900EXR and Panasonic SZ3

 Fujifilm F900EXR SZ3 
IntroducedJanuary 2013January 2013Same generation
Manually focus No manual focusing
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither comes with selfie screen
Touch screen Absent Touch screen

Fujifilm F900EXR vs Panasonic SZ3 Physical Comparison

When you are aiming to carry your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and size. The Fujifilm F900EXR comes with outside measurements of 105mm x 61mm x 36mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.4") with a weight of 232 grams (0.51 lbs) while the Panasonic SZ3 has specifications of 95mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the Fujifilm F900EXR vs the SZ3.

Fujifilm F900EXR vs Panasonic SZ3 size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm F900EXR and SZ3 is 90 and 96 respectively.

Fujifilm F900EXR vs Panasonic SZ3 top view buttons comparison

Fujifilm F900EXR vs Panasonic SZ3 Sensor Comparison

Typically, its difficult to visualise the difference in sensor sizing only by seeing specifications. The graphic here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the Fujifilm F900EXR and SZ3.

Plainly, each of these cameras posses the exact same megapixel count albeit not the same sensor sizing. The Fujifilm F900EXR offers the bigger sensor which should make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult.

Fujifilm F900EXR vs Panasonic SZ3 sensor size comparison

Fujifilm F900EXR vs Panasonic SZ3 Screen and ViewFinder

Fujifilm F900EXR vs Panasonic SZ3 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Fujifilm F900EXR Portrait photography highlights
Panasonic SZ3 Portrait photography highlights
44
MP count decent (16MP)
includes face detection focus
saves RAW formats
lack of manual focus
can't use external flash
sensor is small (1/2")
30
megapixel count decent (16 megapixels)
lack of manual focus
manual mode not possible
no external flash support
small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Fujifilm F900EXR
Street photography with Panasonic SZ3
68
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
saves RAW formats
lighter than competitors in class (232g)
screen is fixed
sensor is small (1/2")
64
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than others in class (126g)
no articulating screen
small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Fujifilm F900EXR Sports photography features
Panasonic SZ3 Sports photography features
55
amazing zoom range (25-500mm 20.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
includes tracking autofocus
sensor has phase detect auto focus
sensor is small (1/2")
low battery (260 per charge)
41
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (16 megapixels)
provides tracking autofocus
low fps (1.0 frames per second)
lack of shutter priority mode
small sensor (1/2.3")
has no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Fujifilm F900EXR
Travel photography with Panasonic SZ3
66
lighter than competitors in class (232g)
MP count decent (16MP)
flash built-in
rather wide (25mm)
great reach (500mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse function
low battery (260 per charge)
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
71
lighter than others in class (126 grams)
megapixel count decent (16MP)
flash built-in
really wide (25mm)
great zoom (250mm)
doesn't have Timelapse recording
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Fujifilm F900EXR
Landscape photography with Panasonic SZ3
47
rather wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3")
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count decent (16MP)
saves RAW formats
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
sensor is small (1/2")
low battery (260 CIPA)
doesn't have Time Lapse function
39
really wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
megapixel count decent (16MP)
lack of manual focus
cannot switch lenses (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
small screen (2.7")
manual mode not possible
small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
doesn't have Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Fujifilm F900EXR Vlogging highlights
Panasonic SZ3 Vlogging highlights
34
rather wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
includes face detection focus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than competitors in class (232g)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
doesn't have external mic socket
31
really wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than others in class (126 grams)
slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
doesn't have a selfie friendly screen
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pxls)
doesn't have external microphone support
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Fujifilm F900EXR vs Panasonic SZ3 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Fujifilm F900EXR and Panasonic SZ3
 Fujifilm FinePix F900EXRPanasonic Lumix DMC-SZ3
General Information
Company FujiFilm Panasonic
Model Fujifilm FinePix F900EXR Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ3
Category Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Compact
Announced 2013-01-30 2013-01-07
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Chip EXR II -
Sensor type EXRCMOS CCD
Sensor size 1/2" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.4 x 4.8mm 6.08 x 4.56mm
Sensor surface area 30.7mm² 27.7mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixel 16 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 -
Maximum resolution 4608 x 3456 4608 x 3456
Maximum native ISO 3200 6400
Maximum boosted ISO 12800 -
Min native ISO 100 100
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch to focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
Center weighted AF
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Number of focus points - 23
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 25-500mm (20.0x) 25-250mm (10.0x)
Maximal aperture f/3.5-5.3 f/3.1-5.9
Macro focus range 5cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.6 5.9
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 3 inches 2.7 inches
Screen resolution 920 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Screen tech TFT color LCD monitor TFT LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 8 seconds 60 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/1600 seconds
Continuous shooting rate 11.0 frames/s 1.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation Yes -
Set WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 3.70 m (Wide: 15 cm–3.7 m / Tele: 90 cm–2.4m) 4.10 m
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Syncro
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60, 30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Video format MPEG-4, H.264 Motion JPEG
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 232 grams (0.51 lbs) 126 grams (0.28 lbs)
Dimensions 105 x 61 x 36mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.4") 95 x 56 x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9")
DXO scores
DXO All around 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 260 images 250 images
Style of battery Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery model NP-50A -
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, Auto release, Auto shutter (Dog, Cat)) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
Card slots 1 1
Launch pricing $380 $150