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Fujifilm F900EXR vs Sony HX5

Portability
90
Imaging
40
Features
55
Overall
46
Fujifilm FinePix F900EXR front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 front
Portability
92
Imaging
33
Features
30
Overall
31

Fujifilm F900EXR vs Sony HX5 Key Specs

Fujifilm F900EXR
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • 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
  • Introduced January 2013
  • Replaced the Fujifilm F800EXR
Sony HX5
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.4" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 125 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-250mm (F3.5-5.5) lens
  • 200g - 102 x 58 x 29mm
  • Released June 2010
Photography Glossary

Fujifilm F900EXR vs Sony HX5 Overview

Below is a extensive overview of the Fujifilm F900EXR and Sony HX5, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers FujiFilm and Sony. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm F900EXR (16MP) and HX5 (10MP) and the Fujifilm F900EXR (1/2") and HX5 (1/2.4") offer different sensor size.

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The Fujifilm F900EXR was released 2 years later than the HX5 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before delving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple introduction of how the Fujifilm F900EXR grades vs the HX5 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Fujifilm F900EXR over the Sony HX5

 Fujifilm F900EXR HX5 
ReleasedJanuary 2013June 2010More recent by 32 months
Display resolution920k230kSharper display (+690k dot)

Reasons to pick Sony HX5 over the Fujifilm F900EXR

 HX5 Fujifilm F900EXR 

Common features in the Fujifilm F900EXR and Sony HX5

 Fujifilm F900EXR HX5 
Manual focus No manual focusing
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display dimensions3"3"Equal display size
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen
Touch friendly display Neither provides Touch friendly display

Fujifilm F900EXR vs Sony HX5 Physical Comparison

If you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and proportions. The Fujifilm F900EXR provides outer dimensions of 105mm x 61mm x 36mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.4") along with a weight of 232 grams (0.51 lbs) and the Sony HX5 has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you use during that time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the Fujifilm F900EXR vs the HX5.

Fujifilm F900EXR vs Sony HX5 size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm F900EXR and HX5 is 90 and 92 respectively.

Fujifilm F900EXR vs Sony HX5 top view buttons comparison

Fujifilm F900EXR vs Sony HX5 Sensor Comparison

Sometimes, it's tough to picture the gap between sensor measurements simply by looking at specs. The photograph here will offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm F900EXR and HX5.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm F900EXR due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Fujifilm F900EXR will give more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The fresher Fujifilm F900EXR should have an edge in sensor technology.

Fujifilm F900EXR vs Sony HX5 sensor size comparison

Fujifilm F900EXR vs Sony HX5 Screen and ViewFinder

Fujifilm F900EXR vs Sony HX5 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Fujifilm F900EXR Portrait photography details
Sony HX5 Portrait photography details
44
resolution is good (16MP)
comes with face detect focus
delivers RAW files
focusing manually not possible
can't use external flash
small sensor (1/2")
19
focusing manually not possible
no external flash support
megapixel count low (10MP)
sensor is tiny (1/2.4")
does not have RAW support
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Street Comparison

Fujifilm F900EXR Street photography factors
Sony HX5 Street photography factors
68
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
delivers RAW files
lighter than competitors (232 grams)
screen is fixed
small sensor (1/2")
55
image stabilization (Optical)
screen does not articulate
sensor is tiny (1/2.4")
does not have RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Fujifilm F900EXR as a Sports photography camera
Sony HX5 as a Sports photography camera
55
great zoom range (25-500mm 20.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
resolution is good (16MP)
comes with tracking focus
comes with phase detect auto focus
small sensor (1/2")
low battery life (260 per charge)
26
image stabilization (Optical)
lack of shutter priority mode
megapixel count low (10MP)
sensor is tiny (1/2.4")
does not have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Fujifilm F900EXR
Travel photography with Sony HX5
66
lighter than competitors (232g)
resolution is good (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
decently wide (25mm)
great zoom (500mm)
no Timelapse recording
low battery life (260 per charge)
does not have a selfie friendly display
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
60
flash built-in
fairly wide (25mm)
very long zoom (250mm)
lack of Timelapse function
megapixel count low (10 megapixels)
display isn't selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Fujifilm F900EXR as a Landscape photography camera
Sony HX5 as a Landscape photography camera
47
decently wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3")
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
resolution is good (16MP)
delivers RAW files
focusing manually not possible
cannot switch lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
small sensor (1/2")
low battery life (260 shots)
no Timelapse recording
37
fairly wide (25mm)
screen size is good (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
megapixel count low (10 megapixels)
sensor is tiny (1/2.4")
does not have RAW support
lack of Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Fujifilm F900EXR Vlogging factors
Sony HX5 Vlogging factors
34
decently wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
comes with face detect focus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than competitors (232 grams)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.5)
does not have a selfie friendly display
no microphone support
31
fairly wide (25mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
video res high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
slow max aperture (f3.5)
display isn't selfie friendly
lack of microphone socket
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Fujifilm F900EXR vs Sony HX5 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Fujifilm F900EXR and Sony HX5
 Fujifilm FinePix F900EXRSony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5
General Information
Brand FujiFilm Sony
Model Fujifilm FinePix F900EXR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5
Type Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Compact
Introduced 2013-01-30 2010-06-16
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Processor EXR II Bionz
Sensor type EXRCMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2" 1/2.4"
Sensor measurements 6.4 x 4.8mm 6.104 x 4.578mm
Sensor surface area 30.7mm² 27.9mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixels 10 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4608 x 3456 3456 x 2592
Highest native ISO 3200 3200
Highest boosted ISO 12800 -
Lowest native ISO 100 125
RAW images
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
Autofocus continuous
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Live view autofocus
Face detect focus
Contract detect focus
Phase detect focus
Number of focus points - 9
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/3.5-5.5
Macro focus range 5cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.6 5.9
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display sizing 3" 3"
Display resolution 920 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Display tech TFT color LCD monitor -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 8 secs 30 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shooting rate 11.0 frames/s 10.0 frames/s
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 3.70 m (Wide: 15 cm–3.7 m / Tele: 90 cm–2.4m) 3.80 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Slow syncro
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance 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) 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (60, 30fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video format MPEG-4, H.264 AVCHD
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 232g (0.51 pounds) 200g (0.44 pounds)
Physical dimensions 105 x 61 x 36mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.4") 102 x 58 x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1")
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 -
Battery type Battery Pack -
Battery model NP-50A NP-BG1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, Auto release, Auto shutter (Dog, Cat)) Yes (2 or 10 sec, portrait1/portrait2)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Stick Duo / Pro Duo/ PRO HG-Duo, optional SD/SDHC, Internal
Card slots One One
Price at launch $380 $275