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Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Samsung PL200

Portability
54
Imaging
43
Features
43
Overall
43
Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro front
 
Samsung PL200 front
Portability
94
Imaging
37
Features
22
Overall
31

Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Samsung PL200 Key Specs

Fujifilm S3 Pro
(Full Review)
  • 6MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 2" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • No Video
  • Nikon F Mount
  • 930g - 148 x 135 x 80mm
  • Revealed March 2005
  • Old Model is Fujifilm S2 Pro
  • New Model is Fujifilm S5 Pro
Samsung PL200
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 31-217mm (F3.3-5.5) lens
  • 170g - 100 x 60 x 21mm
  • Launched July 2010
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Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Samsung PL200 Overview

Its time to look more in depth at the Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Samsung PL200, former being a Pro DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers FujiFilm and Samsung. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm S3 Pro (6MP) and PL200 (14MP) and the Fujifilm S3 Pro (APS-C) and PL200 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The Fujifilm S3 Pro was revealed 6 years before the PL200 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Fujifilm S3 Pro being a Large SLR camera and the Samsung PL200 being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short overview of how the Fujifilm S3 Pro matches up against the PL200 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Fujifilm S3 Pro over the Samsung PL200

 Fujifilm S3 Pro PL200 
Manually focus Very accurate focus
Display resolution235k230kCrisper display (+5k dot)

Reasons to pick Samsung PL200 over the Fujifilm S3 Pro

 PL200 Fujifilm S3 Pro 
LaunchedJuly 2010March 2005More recent by 65 months
Display dimensions3"2"Larger display (+1")

Common features in the Fujifilm S3 Pro and Samsung PL200

 Fujifilm S3 Pro PL200 
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Selfie screen Neither includes selfie screen
Touch friendly display Neither includes Touch friendly display

Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Samsung PL200 Physical Comparison

In case you're looking to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Fujifilm S3 Pro features external measurements of 148mm x 135mm x 80mm (5.8" x 5.3" x 3.1") with a weight of 930 grams (2.05 lbs) while the Samsung PL200 has measurements of 100mm x 60mm x 21mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.8") along with a weight of 170 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at that time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the Fujifilm S3 Pro against the PL200.

Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Samsung PL200 size comparison

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm S3 Pro and PL200 is 54 and 94 respectively.

Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Samsung PL200 top view buttons comparison

Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Samsung PL200 Sensor Comparison

Often, its difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements only by seeing a spec sheet. The photograph here might provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the Fujifilm S3 Pro and PL200.

As you can see, both of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm S3 Pro using its larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Samsung PL200 will produce more detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos more aggressively. The older Fujifilm S3 Pro will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.

Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Samsung PL200 sensor size comparison

Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Samsung PL200 Screen and ViewFinder

Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Samsung PL200 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Fujifilm S3 Pro Portrait photography advice
Samsung PL200 Portrait photography advice
49
you can focus manually
good sensor size (APS-C)
delivers RAW formats
no liveview feature
low MP (6 megapixels)
28
decent MP (14MP)
manual focus not available
manual exposure not available
external flash not possible
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Fujifilm S3 Pro
Street photography with Samsung PL200
56
good sensor size (APS-C)
delivers RAW formats
environment sealing
lighter than others (930g)
no moving screen
no image stabilization
57
has image stabilization (Optical)
no moving screen
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Fujifilm S3 Pro
Sports photography with Samsung PL200
46
good sensor size (APS-C)
environment sealing
comes with phase detect autofocus
no liveview feature
no image stabilization
low MP (6MP)
38
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (14MP)
lack of shutter priority mode
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Fujifilm S3 Pro as a Travel photography camera
Samsung PL200 as a Travel photography camera
50
lighter than others (930 grams)
environment sealing
built-in flash
lack of Time Lapse mode
low MP (6 megapixels)
display is not selfie friendly
58
decent MP (14 megapixels)
has built in flash
lack of Timelapse recording
screen isn't selfie friendly
wide angle not good (31mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
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Landscape Comparison

Fujifilm S3 Pro Landscape photography information
Samsung PL200 Landscape photography information
47
you can focus manually
interchangeable lenses (Nikon F mount)
good sensor size (APS-C)
delivers RAW formats
environment sealing
screen is small (2 inch)
no liveview feature
no image stabilization
low MP (6 megapixels)
lack of Time Lapse mode
37
screen is a decent size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Optical)
decent MP (14MP)
manual focus not available
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not good (31mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
manual exposure not available
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW support
lack of Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Fujifilm S3 Pro
Vlogging with Samsung PL200
9
no video
25
has image stabilization (Optical)
wide angle not good (31mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.3)
screen isn't selfie friendly
video resolution low (640 x 480 pxls)
lack of external microphone support
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Fujifilm S3 Pro vs Samsung PL200 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Fujifilm S3 Pro and Samsung PL200
 Fujifilm FinePix S3 ProSamsung PL200
General Information
Brand FujiFilm Samsung
Model Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro Samsung PL200
Type Pro DSLR Small Sensor Compact
Revealed 2005-03-16 2010-07-21
Physical type Large SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 23 x 15.5mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 356.5mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 6MP 14MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 4:3 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 4256 x 2848 4320 x 3240
Maximum native ISO 1600 3200
Minimum native ISO 100 80
RAW support
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Touch focus
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type Nikon F fixed lens
Lens focal range - 31-217mm (7.0x)
Max aperture - f/3.3-5.5
Macro focus distance - 5cm
Number of lenses 309 -
Crop factor 1.6 5.8
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen diagonal 2" 3"
Resolution of screen 235k dots 230k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentaprism) None
Viewfinder coverage 94 percent -
Features
Min shutter speed 30 secs 8 secs
Max shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/1500 secs
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Change WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 15.00 m 4.60 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-eye reduction, Slow Sync Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in, Slow sync
Hot shoe
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Max flash synchronize 1/180 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 800 x 592 (20 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 15 fps), 320 x 240 (60, 30 fps)
Maximum video resolution None 640x480
Video data format - H.264
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 930g (2.05 lbs) 170g (0.37 lbs)
Physical dimensions 148 x 135 x 80mm (5.8" x 5.3" x 3.1") 100 x 60 x 21mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.8")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score 60 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 20.9 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 13.5 not tested
DXO Low light score 346 not tested
Other
Battery model - BP70A
Self timer Yes (2, 5, 2 or 100 sec) Yes
Time lapse recording
Storage type xD Picture Card, Compact Flash Type I or II SD/SDHC'/MMC, Internal
Card slots 1 1
Pricing at release $0 $0