Fujifilm HS35EXR vs Fujifilm S8100fd

Below is a thorough assessment of the Fujifilm HS35EXR versus Fujifilm S8100fd, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras and both of them are created by FujiFilm. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the Fujifilm HS35EXR (16MP) and Fujifilm S8100fd (10MP) and the Fujifilm HS35EXR (1/2") and Fujifilm S8100fd (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor dimensions.

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The Fujifilm HS35EXR was manufactured 4 years later than the Fujifilm S8100fd and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Fujifilm HS35EXR being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Fujifilm S8100fd being a Compact camera.

Before delving into a more detailed comparison, here is a simple overview of how the Fujifilm HS35EXR scores against the Fujifilm S8100fd when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Fujifilm FinePix HS35EXR & Fujifilm FinePix S8100fd. The entire galleries are viewable at Fujifilm HS35EXR Gallery & Fujifilm S8100fd Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to consider its weight and proportions. The Fujifilm HS35EXR provides outside measurements of 131mm x 97mm x 126mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 5.0") with a weight of 687 grams (1.51 lbs) and the Fujifilm S8100fd has measurements of 111mm x 78mm x 79mm (4.4" x 3.1" x 3.1") and a weight of 405 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the Fujifilm HS35EXR and the Fujifilm S8100fd.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm HS35EXR and Fujifilm S8100fd is 59 and 75 respectively.

More often than not, it is difficult to envision the gap in sensor measurements simply by looking through specs. The graphic below may offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the Fujifilm HS35EXR and Fujifilm S8100fd.

All in all, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm HS35EXR due to its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Fujifilm HS35EXR will result in greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more recent Fujifilm HS35EXR is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.