Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Olympus SZ-12

Its time to take a deeper look at the Fujifilm S3 Pro and Olympus SZ-12, former being a Pro DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers FujiFilm and Olympus. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the Fujifilm S3 Pro (6MP) and SZ-12 (14MP) and the Fujifilm S3 Pro (APS-C) and SZ-12 (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The Fujifilm S3 Pro was brought out 7 years prior to the SZ-12 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Fujifilm S3 Pro being a Large SLR camera and the Olympus SZ-12 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a short overview of how the Fujifilm S3 Pro matches up against the SZ-12 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro & Olympus SZ-12. The entire galleries are available at Fujifilm S3 Pro Gallery & Olympus SZ-12 Gallery.

When you are intending to carry your camera often, you'll need to think about its weight and proportions. The Fujifilm S3 Pro features outer dimensions of 148mm x 135mm x 80mm (5.8" x 5.3" x 3.1") having a weight of 930 grams (2.05 lbs) whilst the Olympus SZ-12 has measurements of 106mm x 69mm x 40mm (4.2" x 2.7" x 1.6") with a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the Fujifilm S3 Pro vs the SZ-12.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm S3 Pro and SZ-12 is 54 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to picture the contrast in sensor sizing simply by seeing specs. The graphic underneath should provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Fujifilm S3 Pro and SZ-12.

All in all, both of those cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The Fujifilm S3 Pro because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Olympus SZ-12 will show greater detail having its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics a little more aggressively. The older Fujifilm S3 Pro will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.