Fujifilm S4800 vs Sony RX1R II

Its time to examine more closely at the Fujifilm S4800 and Sony RX1R II, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies FujiFilm and Sony. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the Fujifilm S4800 (16MP) and RX1R II (42MP) and the Fujifilm S4800 (1/2.3") and RX1R II (Full frame) come with different sensor size.

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The Fujifilm S4800 was unveiled 3 years before the RX1R II and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Fujifilm S4800 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony RX1R II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a short summary of how the Fujifilm S4800 grades vs the RX1R II with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm FinePix S4800 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R II. The full galleries are provided at Fujifilm S4800 Gallery and Sony RX1R II Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and proportions. The Fujifilm S4800 enjoys external dimensions of 122mm x 93mm x 100mm (4.8" x 3.7" x 3.9") accompanied by a weight of 518 grams (1.14 lbs) and the Sony RX1R II has measurements of 113mm x 65mm x 72mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 507 grams (1.12 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is the front view physical size comparison of the Fujifilm S4800 against the RX1R II.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm S4800 and RX1R II is 66 and 78 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements only by looking at technical specs. The visual below will provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm S4800 and RX1R II.

As you can tell, the two cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm S4800 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony RX1R II will give you greater detail having an extra 26MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures far more aggressively. The older Fujifilm S4800 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.