Fujifilm S2 Pro vs Samsung TL240

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Fujifilm S2 Pro and Samsung TL240, former being a Pro DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact by companies FujiFilm and Samsung. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm S2 Pro (6MP) and TL240 (14MP) and the Fujifilm S2 Pro (APS-C) and TL240 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The Fujifilm S2 Pro was released 8 years earlier than the TL240 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Fujifilm S2 Pro being a Large SLR camera and the Samsung TL240 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight to a detailed comparison, here is a quick view of how the Fujifilm S2 Pro matches up versus the TL240 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm FinePix S2 Pro & Samsung TL240. The complete galleries are available at Fujifilm S2 Pro Gallery & Samsung TL240 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera often, you need to factor in its weight and size. The Fujifilm S2 Pro comes with outside dimensions of 142mm x 131mm x 80mm (5.6" x 5.2" x 3.1") having a weight of 850 grams (1.87 lbs) while the Samsung TL240 has specifications of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") with a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs).

Analyze the Fujifilm S2 Pro and Samsung TL240 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have at the time. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the Fujifilm S2 Pro vs the TL240.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm S2 Pro and TL240 is 56 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to envision the contrast between sensor measurements just by looking at specs. The photograph below may provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm S2 Pro and TL240.

All in all, both the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm S2 Pro featuring a bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Samsung TL240 will give extra detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older Fujifilm S2 Pro is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.