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Fujifilm S4200 vs Sony RX10

Portability
67
Imaging
37
Features
37
Overall
37
Fujifilm FinePix S4200 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 front
Portability
58
Imaging
51
Features
76
Overall
61

Fujifilm S4200 vs Sony RX10 Key Specs

Fujifilm S4200
(Full Review)
  • 14MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 64 - 1600 (Push to 6400)
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 24-576mm (F3.1-5.9) lens
  • 543g - 118 x 81 x 100mm
  • Launched January 2012
Sony RX10
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 125 - 12800 (Increase to 25600)
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-200mm (F2.8) lens
  • 813g - 129 x 88 x 102mm
  • Introduced March 2014
  • Replacement is Sony RX10 II
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Fujifilm S4200 vs Sony RX10 Overview

Let's examine more closely at the Fujifilm S4200 vs Sony RX10, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies FujiFilm and Sony. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the Fujifilm S4200 (14MP) and RX10 (20MP) and the Fujifilm S4200 (1/2.3") and RX10 (1") come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The Fujifilm S4200 was brought out 3 years earlier than the RX10 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer the identical body type (SLR-like (bridge)).

Before getting straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick overview of how the Fujifilm S4200 scores against the RX10 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Fujifilm S4200 over the Sony RX10

 Fujifilm S4200 RX10 

Reasons to pick Sony RX10 over the Fujifilm S4200

 RX10 Fujifilm S4200 
IntroducedMarch 2014January 2012More recent by 26 months
Manually focus Dial accurate focusing
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Display resolution1290k230kClearer display (+1060k dot)

Common features in the Fujifilm S4200 and Sony RX10

 Fujifilm S4200 RX10 
Display sizing3"3"Equivalent display measurements
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen
Touch friendly display Neither features Touch friendly display

Fujifilm S4200 vs Sony RX10 Physical Comparison

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera, you're going to have to consider its weight and measurements. The Fujifilm S4200 enjoys outer measurements of 118mm x 81mm x 100mm (4.6" x 3.2" x 3.9") having a weight of 543 grams (1.20 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 has proportions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") with a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Take a look at the Fujifilm S4200 vs Sony RX10 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilising during that time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the Fujifilm S4200 vs the RX10.

Fujifilm S4200 vs Sony RX10 size comparison

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm S4200 and RX10 is 67 and 58 respectively.

Fujifilm S4200 vs Sony RX10 top view buttons comparison

Fujifilm S4200 vs Sony RX10 Sensor Comparison

Oftentimes, its hard to see the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading specs. The graphic below may give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the Fujifilm S4200 and RX10.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm S4200 featuring a tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony RX10 will deliver more detail having its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics a little more aggressively. The older Fujifilm S4200 is going to be behind in sensor tech.

Fujifilm S4200 vs Sony RX10 sensor size comparison

Fujifilm S4200 vs Sony RX10 Screen and ViewFinder

Fujifilm S4200 vs Sony RX10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Fujifilm S4200 Portrait photography features
Sony RX10 Portrait photography features
35
megapixel count good (14 megapixels)
supports face detect focusing
focusing manually not possible
no external flash support
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
70
you can focus manually
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (1")
features face detect focus
exports RAW files
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Street Comparison

Fujifilm S4200 as a Street photography camera
Sony RX10 as a Street photography camera
43
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
screen does not articulate
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
more heavy than competitors (543 grams)
72
has a tilting screen
built in image stabilization (Optical)
nice sensor size (1")
exports RAW files
weather proofing
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Sports Comparison

Fujifilm S4200 Sports photography info
Sony RX10 Sports photography info
47
excellent zoom range (24-576mm 24.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
megapixel count good (14 megapixels)
supports tracking focus
continuous shooting slow (1.0 fps)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect AF
67
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (1")
weather proofing
good battery power (420 CIPA)
does not have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Fujifilm S4200 as a Travel photography camera
Sony RX10 as a Travel photography camera
54
megapixel count good (14 megapixels)
flash built-in
decently wide (24mm)
very long reach (576mm)
does not have Timelapse function
more heavy than competitors (543 grams)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
slow max aperture (f3.1)
58
good battery power (420 shots)
weather proofing
good megapixels (20MP)
flash built-in
quite wide (24mm)
missing Timelapse recording
display isn't selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Fujifilm S4200 Landscape photography details
Sony RX10 Landscape photography details
41
decently wide (24mm)
screen is a good size (3")
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
megapixel count good (14 megapixels)
focusing manually not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.1)
sensor size is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
does not have Timelapse function
63
you can focus manually
quite wide (24mm)
pretty good screen size (3")
built in image stabilization (Optical)
good megapixels (20 megapixels)
nice sensor size (1")
exports RAW files
weather proofing
good battery power (420 per charge)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
missing Timelapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Fujifilm S4200 Vlogging advice
Sony RX10 Vlogging advice
24
decently wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
supports face detect focusing
slow max aperture (f3.1)
doesn't feature selfie friendly display
low video resolution (1280 x 720 pxls)
does not have microphone port
more heavy than competitors (543 grams)
30
quite wide (24mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
features face detect focus
video res high (1920 x 1080 pxls)
comes with microphone support
somewhat slow max aperture (f2.8)
display isn't selfie friendly
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Fujifilm S4200 vs Sony RX10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Fujifilm S4200 and Sony RX10
 Fujifilm FinePix S4200Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10
General Information
Manufacturer FujiFilm Sony
Model Fujifilm FinePix S4200 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10
Category Small Sensor Superzoom Large Sensor Superzoom
Launched 2012-01-05 2014-03-20
Physical type SLR-like (bridge) SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Processor Chip - Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 13.2 x 8.8mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 116.2mm²
Sensor resolution 14 megapixels 20 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 4288 x 3216 5472 x 3648
Max native ISO 1600 12800
Max boosted ISO 6400 25600
Lowest native ISO 64 125
RAW data
Lowest boosted ISO - 80
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Number of focus points - 25
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 24-576mm (24.0x) 24-200mm (8.3x)
Largest aperture f/3.1-5.9 f/2.8
Macro focus range 2cm -
Crop factor 5.8 2.7
Screen
Type of display Fixed Type Tilting
Display size 3 inch 3 inch
Display resolution 230 thousand dots 1,290 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Display tech TFT color LCD monitor WhiteMagic
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type Electronic Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,440 thousand dots
Viewfinder coverage 97% 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.7x
Features
Lowest shutter speed 8 seconds 30 seconds
Highest shutter speed 1/2000 seconds 1/3200 seconds
Continuous shooting rate 1.0 frames per sec 10.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 7.00 m (Wide: 40 cm–7.0 m / Tele: 2.5m–3.6 m) 10.20 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Sync Auto, fill-flash, slow sync, rear sync, off
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 24p) ,1440 x 1080 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Max video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video format H.264, Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
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 543 grams (1.20 lb) 813 grams (1.79 lb)
Dimensions 118 x 81 x 100mm (4.6" x 3.2" x 3.9") 129 x 88 x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested 69
DXO Color Depth score not tested 22.9
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.6
DXO Low light score not tested 474
Other
Battery life 300 photos 420 photos
Battery style AA Battery Pack
Battery model 4 x AA NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, continuous)
Time lapse recording
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo
Card slots One One
Price at launch $200 $698