Fujifilm S5 Pro vs Fujifilm SL300

Lets look closer at the Fujifilm S5 Pro versus Fujifilm SL300, former being a Pro DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both manufactured by FujiFilm. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the Fujifilm S5 Pro (6MP) and Fujifilm SL300 (14MP) and the Fujifilm S5 Pro (APS-C) and Fujifilm SL300 (1/2.3") use different sensor measurements.

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The Fujifilm S5 Pro was introduced 5 years before the Fujifilm SL300 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Fujifilm S5 Pro being a Large SLR camera and the Fujifilm SL300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick summation of how the Fujifilm S5 Pro matches up versus the Fujifilm SL300 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro & Fujifilm FinePix SL300. The whole galleries are viewable at Fujifilm S5 Pro Gallery & Fujifilm SL300 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera, you have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Fujifilm S5 Pro comes with external dimensions of 147mm x 113mm x 74mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 2.9") having a weight of 920 grams (2.03 lbs) whilst the Fujifilm SL300 has proportions of 122mm x 93mm x 100mm (4.8" x 3.7" x 3.9") along with a weight of 510 grams (1.12 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the Fujifilm S5 Pro vs the Fujifilm SL300.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm S5 Pro and Fujifilm SL300 is 55 and 67 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to picture the difference in sensor sizing simply by going through a spec sheet. The graphic underneath will provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Fujifilm S5 Pro and Fujifilm SL300.

Clearly, the two cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The Fujifilm S5 Pro with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Fujifilm SL300 will produce greater detail using its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older Fujifilm S5 Pro will be behind with regard to sensor technology.