Fujifilm S2000HD vs Nikon D3200

Its time to look closer at the Fujifilm S2000HD versus Nikon D3200, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers FujiFilm and Nikon. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm S2000HD (10MP) and D3200 (24MP) and the Fujifilm S2000HD (1/2.3") and D3200 (APS-C) have totally different sensor size.

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The Fujifilm S2000HD was brought out 4 years prior to the D3200 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Fujifilm S2000HD being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Nikon D3200 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short view of how the Fujifilm S2000HD matches up versus the D3200 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm FinePix S2000HD and Nikon D3200. The entire galleries are viewable at Fujifilm S2000HD Gallery and Nikon D3200 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry your camera frequently, you'll need to factor in its weight and volume. The Fujifilm S2000HD features physical dimensions of 111mm x 79mm x 76mm (4.4" x 3.1" x 3.0") along with a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs) whilst the Nikon D3200 has sizing of 125mm x 96mm x 77mm (4.9" x 3.8" x 3.0") and a weight of 505 grams (1.11 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you select at that time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the Fujifilm S2000HD compared to the D3200.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm S2000HD and D3200 is 75 and 67 respectively.

Normally, it's hard to see the gap between sensor sizing only by looking at specs. The visual below might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm S2000HD and D3200.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The Fujifilm S2000HD due to its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower DOF tougher and the Nikon D3200 will give greater detail having its extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older Fujifilm S2000HD is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.