Fujifilm S1 vs Sony A7S III

Let's look a little more in depth at the Fujifilm S1 versus Sony A7S III, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by companies FujiFilm and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the image resolutions of the Fujifilm S1 (16MP) and A7S III (12MP) and the Fujifilm S1 (1/2.3") and A7S III (Full frame) offer different sensor dimensions.

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The Fujifilm S1 was manufactured 7 years earlier than the A7S III and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Fujifilm S1 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A7S III being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise summation of how the Fujifilm S1 matches up versus the A7S III in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Fujifilm FinePix S1 & Sony Alpha A7S III. The entire galleries are viewable at Fujifilm S1 Gallery & Sony A7S III Gallery.

If you are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Fujifilm S1 comes with outer dimensions of 133mm x 91mm x 110mm (5.2" x 3.6" x 4.3") accompanied by a weight of 680 grams (1.50 lbs) whilst the Sony A7S III has dimensions of 129mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 3.2") with a weight of 699 grams (1.54 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at the time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the Fujifilm S1 vs the A7S III.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm S1 and A7S III is 60 and 61 respectively.

Generally, its tough to picture the difference in sensor measurements merely by going through specs. The visual underneath will give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Fujifilm S1 and A7S III.

All in all, each of the cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm S1 due to its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Fujifilm S1 will provide extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images way more aggressively. The older Fujifilm S1 will be behind in sensor tech.