Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Samsung HZ30W

Lets examine more closely at the Fujifilm S3 Pro and Samsung HZ30W, former being a Pro DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors FujiFilm and Samsung. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the Fujifilm S3 Pro (6MP) and HZ30W (12MP) and the Fujifilm S3 Pro (APS-C) and HZ30W (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The Fujifilm S3 Pro was announced 5 years prior to the HZ30W and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Fujifilm S3 Pro being a Large SLR camera and the Samsung HZ30W being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a brief summation of how the Fujifilm S3 Pro scores against the HZ30W for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro & Samsung HZ30W. The whole galleries are viewable at Fujifilm S3 Pro Gallery & Samsung HZ30W Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Fujifilm S3 Pro enjoys external dimensions of 148mm x 135mm x 80mm (5.8" x 5.3" x 3.1") along with a weight of 930 grams (2.05 lbs) whilst the Samsung HZ30W has proportions of 107mm x 61mm x 28mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the Fujifilm S3 Pro compared to the HZ30W.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm S3 Pro and HZ30W is 54 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it's hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements just by going over specifications. The visual underneath will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm S3 Pro and HZ30W.

To sum up, both cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm S3 Pro with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Samsung HZ30W will deliver extra detail with its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The older Fujifilm S3 Pro is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.