Fujifilm S4500 vs Sony A68

On this page, we will be evaluating the Fujifilm S4500 and Sony A68, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers FujiFilm and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the Fujifilm S4500 (14MP) and A68 (24MP) and the Fujifilm S4500 (1/2.3") and A68 (APS-C) offer different sensor measurements.

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The Fujifilm S4500 was brought out 4 years earlier than the A68 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Fujifilm S4500 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a short overview of how the Fujifilm S4500 grades vs the A68 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm FinePix S4500 & Sony SLT-A68. The entire galleries are provided at Fujifilm S4500 Gallery & Sony A68 Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera often, you should take into account its weight and proportions. The Fujifilm S4500 enjoys physical measurements of 118mm x 81mm x 100mm (4.6" x 3.2" x 3.9") along with a weight of 543 grams (1.20 lbs) while the Sony A68 has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") and a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

Contrast the Fujifilm S4500 and Sony A68 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at the time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the Fujifilm S4500 against the A68.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm S4500 and A68 is 67 and 64 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to imagine the gap between sensor measurements just by reading through specs. The graphic underneath may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the Fujifilm S4500 and A68.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm S4500 because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A68 will give you greater detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures more aggressively. The older Fujifilm S4500 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.