Fujifilm S5 Pro vs Fujifilm SL1000

The following is a in depth analysis of the Fujifilm S5 Pro and Fujifilm SL1000, former is a Pro DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both produced by FujiFilm. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm S5 Pro (6MP) and Fujifilm SL1000 (16MP) and the Fujifilm S5 Pro (APS-C) and Fujifilm SL1000 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor size.

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The Fujifilm S5 Pro was announced 6 years prior to the Fujifilm SL1000 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Fujifilm S5 Pro being a Large SLR camera and the Fujifilm SL1000 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the Fujifilm S5 Pro scores vs the Fujifilm SL1000 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro & Fujifilm FinePix SL1000. The whole galleries are provided at Fujifilm S5 Pro Gallery & Fujifilm SL1000 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to factor in its weight and volume. The Fujifilm S5 Pro comes with outside dimensions of 147mm x 113mm x 74mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 2.9") and a weight of 920 grams (2.03 lbs) while the Fujifilm SL1000 has sizing of 123mm x 89mm x 123mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 4.8") and a weight of 659 grams (1.45 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at the time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the Fujifilm S5 Pro against the Fujifilm SL1000.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm S5 Pro and Fujifilm SL1000 is 55 and 61 respectively.

More often than not, it is difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by reading technical specs. The image underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Fujifilm S5 Pro and Fujifilm SL1000.

As you can tell, both cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The Fujifilm S5 Pro using its bigger sensor will make achieving bokeh easier and the Fujifilm SL1000 will offer you more detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop shots a little more aggressively. The more aged Fujifilm S5 Pro is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.