Fujifilm S5 Pro vs Samsung ST93

Lets look a little more closely at the Fujifilm S5 Pro and Samsung ST93, former being a Pro DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors FujiFilm and Samsung. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the Fujifilm S5 Pro (6MP) and ST93 (16MP) and the Fujifilm S5 Pro (APS-C) and ST93 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The Fujifilm S5 Pro was released 4 years before the ST93 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Fujifilm S5 Pro being a Large SLR camera and the Samsung ST93 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting through a full comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the Fujifilm S5 Pro matches up against the ST93 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro & Samsung ST93. The complete galleries are available at Fujifilm S5 Pro Gallery & Samsung ST93 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera, you have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Fujifilm S5 Pro has outer measurements 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 Samsung ST93 has dimensions of 92mm x 53mm x 17mm (3.6" x 2.1" x 0.7") with a weight of 110 grams (0.24 lbs).

Contrast the Fujifilm S5 Pro and Samsung ST93 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the Fujifilm S5 Pro against the ST93.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm S5 Pro and ST93 is 55 and 97 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements simply by looking at technical specs. The visual below may give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the Fujifilm S5 Pro and ST93.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm S5 Pro featuring a larger sensor will make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Samsung ST93 will give you more detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will help you crop pics much more aggressively. The older Fujifilm S5 Pro is going to be behind when it comes to sensor tech.