Fujifilm HS50 EXR vs Panasonic ZS40

Lets look a bit more closely at the Fujifilm HS50 EXR and Panasonic ZS40, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by companies FujiFilm and Panasonic. The resolution of the Fujifilm HS50 EXR (16MP) and the ZS40 (18MP) is pretty well matched but the Fujifilm HS50 EXR (1/2") and ZS40 (1/2.3") posses different sensor sizes.

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The Fujifilm HS50 EXR was announced 12 months prior to the ZS40 so they are both of a similar age. Both cameras have different body design with the Fujifilm HS50 EXR being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Panasonic ZS40 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a complete comparison, here is a quick overview of how the Fujifilm HS50 EXR matches up versus the ZS40 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm FinePix HS50 EXR & Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40. The whole galleries are viewable at Fujifilm HS50 EXR Gallery & Panasonic ZS40 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to factor in its weight and volume. The Fujifilm HS50 EXR provides outer dimensions of 135mm x 101mm x 146mm (5.3" x 4.0" x 5.7") and a weight of 808 grams (1.78 lbs) whilst the Panasonic ZS40 has sizing of 111mm x 64mm x 34mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have attached at that moment. Below is a front view measurements comparison of the Fujifilm HS50 EXR and the ZS40.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm HS50 EXR and ZS40 is 54 and 90 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to imagine the gap between sensor measurements merely by checking a spec sheet. The graphic below might give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm HS50 EXR and ZS40.

Clearly, both of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm HS50 EXR having a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Panasonic ZS40 will resolve greater detail with its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs more aggressively. The older Fujifilm HS50 EXR is going to be behind in sensor tech.