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Fujifilm S4800 vs Olympus 1s

Portability
66
Imaging
40
Features
37
Overall
38
Fujifilm FinePix S4800 front
 
Olympus Stylus 1s front
Portability
79
Imaging
38
Features
66
Overall
49

Fujifilm S4800 vs Olympus 1s Key Specs

Fujifilm S4800
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 64 - 1600 (Bump to 6400)
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 24-720mm (F3.1-5.9) lens
  • 518g - 122 x 93 x 100mm
  • Launched January 2013
Olympus 1s
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 100 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-300mm (F2.8) lens
  • 402g - 116 x 87 x 57mm
  • Revealed April 2015
  • Old Model is Olympus 1
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Fujifilm S4800 vs Olympus 1s Overview

Its time to look more closely at the Fujifilm S4800 and Olympus 1s, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by manufacturers FujiFilm and Olympus. There is a sizable difference between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm S4800 (16MP) and 1s (12MP) and the Fujifilm S4800 (1/2.3") and 1s (1/1.7") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The Fujifilm S4800 was released 3 years earlier than the 1s which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (SLR-like (bridge)).

Before going in to a full comparison, below is a quick view of how the Fujifilm S4800 scores against the 1s in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Fujifilm S4800 over the Olympus 1s

 Fujifilm S4800 1s 

Reasons to pick Olympus 1s over the Fujifilm S4800

 1s Fujifilm S4800 
RevealedApril 2015January 2013More modern by 26 months
Focus manually More exact focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution1040k230kSharper screen (+810k dot)
Touch screen Quickly navigate

Common features in the Fujifilm S4800 and Olympus 1s

 Fujifilm S4800 1s 
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen sizing
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen

Fujifilm S4800 vs Olympus 1s Physical Comparison

In case you're looking to carry around your camera regularly, you will need to take into account its weight and volume. The Fujifilm S4800 provides external dimensions of 122mm x 93mm x 100mm (4.8" x 3.7" x 3.9") having a weight of 518 grams (1.14 lbs) whilst the Olympus 1s has sizing of 116mm x 87mm x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 402 grams (0.89 lbs).

Analyze the Fujifilm S4800 and Olympus 1s in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are employing at that moment. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the Fujifilm S4800 vs the 1s.

Fujifilm S4800 vs Olympus 1s size comparison

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm S4800 and 1s is 66 and 79 respectively.

Fujifilm S4800 vs Olympus 1s top view buttons comparison

Fujifilm S4800 vs Olympus 1s Sensor Comparison

Usually, its difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes purely by looking at technical specs. The picture here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm S4800 and 1s.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The Fujifilm S4800 due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF harder and the Fujifilm S4800 will give you more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged Fujifilm S4800 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.

Fujifilm S4800 vs Olympus 1s sensor size comparison

Fujifilm S4800 vs Olympus 1s Screen and ViewFinder

Fujifilm S4800 vs Olympus 1s Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Fujifilm S4800
Portrait photography with Olympus 1s
37
resolution is good (16MP)
offers face detection focusing
no manual focus
cannot use external flash
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
46
focusing manually
offers face detect autofocus
saves RAW files
low resolution sensor (12 megapixels)
very small sensor size (1/1.7")
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Fujifilm S4800
Street photography with Olympus 1s
43
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
no moving screen
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
heavier than competitors in class (518 grams)
71
screen tilts up and down
image stabilization (Optical)
saves RAW files
comes with touch to focus
very small sensor size (1/1.7")
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Sports Comparison

Fujifilm S4800 Sports photography information
Olympus 1s Sports photography information
48
excellent zoom range (24-720mm 30.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
resolution is good (16 megapixels)
offers tracking autofocus
low frames per second (1.0 frames/s)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect AF
44
image stabilization (Optical)
offers tracking focus
great battery (450 per charge)
low resolution sensor (12MP)
very small sensor size (1/1.7")
lack of phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Fujifilm S4800 Travel photography advice
Olympus 1s Travel photography advice
54
resolution is good (16MP)
has built in flash
quite wide (24mm)
great reach (720mm)
does not have Time Lapse mode
heavier than competitors in class (518 grams)
does not have a selfie friendly display
sluggish max aperture (f3.1)
64
great battery (450 per charge)
comes with touch to focus
flash built-in
really wide (28mm)
long zoom (300mm)
low resolution sensor (12 megapixels)
screen isn't selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Fujifilm S4800 Landscape photography advice
Olympus 1s Landscape photography advice
42
quite wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
resolution is good (16MP)
no manual focus
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.1)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
does not have Time Lapse mode
53
focusing manually
really wide (28mm)
nice screen size (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
saves RAW files
great battery (450 per charge)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
low resolution sensor (12 megapixels)
very small sensor size (1/1.7")
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Vlogging Comparison

Fujifilm S4800 Vlogging features
Olympus 1s Vlogging features
24
quite wide (24mm)
built in image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
offers face detection focusing
sluggish max aperture (f3.1)
does not have a selfie friendly display
low res video (1280 x 720 pxls)
does not have external mic socket
heavier than competitors in class (518g)
32
really wide (28mm)
has touchscreen
image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detect autofocus
high quality video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.8)
screen isn't selfie friendly
lack of microphone port
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Fujifilm S4800 vs Olympus 1s Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Fujifilm S4800 and Olympus 1s
 Fujifilm FinePix S4800Olympus Stylus 1s
General Information
Brand FujiFilm Olympus
Model Fujifilm FinePix S4800 Olympus Stylus 1s
Type Small Sensor Superzoom Small Sensor Superzoom
Launched 2013-01-30 2015-04-13
Body design SLR-like (bridge) SLR-like (bridge)
Sensor Information
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/1.7"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 7.44 x 5.58mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 41.5mm²
Sensor resolution 16MP 12MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 4608 x 3456 3968 x 2976
Max native ISO 1600 12800
Max boosted ISO 6400 -
Minimum native ISO 64 100
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
AF continuous
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points - 35
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 24-720mm (30.0x) 28-300mm (10.7x)
Maximal aperture f/3.1-5.9 f/2.8
Macro focus distance 2cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.8 4.8
Screen
Screen type Fixed Type Tilting
Screen sizing 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 230 thousand dot 1,040 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Screen tech TFT color LCD monitor -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,440 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Features
Slowest shutter speed 8s 60s
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000s 1/2000s
Continuous shooting speed 1.0fps 7.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 7.00 m (Wide: 40 cm–7.0 m / Tele: 2.5m–3.6 m) 10.30 m (at ISO 1600)
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow Sync Auto, redeye reduction, fill-on, off, redeye reduction slow sync, full, manual
External flash
AE bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (30p), 1280 x 720 (30p)
Max video resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Video format H.264, Motion JPEG MPEG-4, H.264
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
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 seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 518 gr (1.14 pounds) 402 gr (0.89 pounds)
Dimensions 122 x 93 x 100mm (4.8" x 3.7" x 3.9") 116 x 87 x 57mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.2")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 450 photos
Battery form - Battery Pack
Battery model 4 x AA BLS-50
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 12 sec, custom)
Time lapse feature
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC card
Storage slots Single Single
Cost at launch $229 $699