Fujifilm S5 Pro vs Sony W510

Lets take a more detailed look at the Fujifilm S5 Pro vs Sony W510, one being a Pro DSLR and the latter is a Ultracompact by companies FujiFilm and Sony. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm S5 Pro (6MP) and W510 (12MP) and the Fujifilm S5 Pro (APS-C) and W510 (1/2.3") use different sensor measurements.

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The Fujifilm S5 Pro was brought out 4 years before the W510 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Fujifilm S5 Pro being a Large SLR camera and the Sony W510 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the Fujifilm S5 Pro grades vs the W510 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W510. The entire galleries are provided at Fujifilm S5 Pro Gallery and Sony W510 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and size. The Fujifilm S5 Pro has exterior measurements 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 Sony W510 has specifications of 96mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8") and a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs).

Analyze the Fujifilm S5 Pro vs Sony W510 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you choose at that moment. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the Fujifilm S5 Pro vs the W510.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm S5 Pro and W510 is 55 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to visualize the gap in sensor measurements only by seeing specifications. The photograph here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the Fujifilm S5 Pro and W510.

To sum up, each of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm S5 Pro because of its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony W510 will provide more detail having its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots a little more aggressively. The older Fujifilm S5 Pro will be behind in sensor tech.