Fujifilm HS50 EXR vs Fujifilm IS Pro

Its time to take a closer look at the Fujifilm HS50 EXR and Fujifilm IS Pro, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Pro DSLR and both of them are produced by FujiFilm. There is a big difference between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm HS50 EXR (16MP) and Fujifilm IS Pro (6MP) and the Fujifilm HS50 EXR (1/2") and Fujifilm IS Pro (APS-C) have totally different sensor dimensions.

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The Fujifilm HS50 EXR was introduced 5 years later than the Fujifilm IS Pro and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Fujifilm HS50 EXR being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Fujifilm IS Pro being a Large SLR camera.

Before getting right into a more detailed comparison, here is a short overview of how the Fujifilm HS50 EXR grades against the Fujifilm IS Pro with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Fujifilm FinePix HS50 EXR and Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro. The whole galleries are available at Fujifilm HS50 EXR Gallery and Fujifilm IS Pro Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Fujifilm HS50 EXR comes with outer dimensions of 135mm x 101mm x 146mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 5.7") accompanied by a weight of 808 grams (1.78 lbs) and the Fujifilm IS Pro has proportions of 147mm x 113mm x 74mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 2.9") with a weight of 920 grams (2.03 lbs).

Check out the Fujifilm HS50 EXR and Fujifilm IS Pro in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have at that time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the Fujifilm HS50 EXR vs the Fujifilm IS Pro.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm HS50 EXR and Fujifilm IS Pro is 54 and 55 respectively.

Usually, its hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading specifications. The graphic here should provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm HS50 EXR and Fujifilm IS Pro.

To sum up, each of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm HS50 EXR with its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Fujifilm HS50 EXR will offer greater detail using its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures way more aggressively. The more recent Fujifilm HS50 EXR is going to have an advantage in sensor tech.