Fujifilm S8500 vs Nikon D60

Lets take a deeper look at the Fujifilm S8500 versus Nikon D60, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies FujiFilm and Nikon. There exists a significant gap between the resolutions of the Fujifilm S8500 (16MP) and D60 (10MP) and the Fujifilm S8500 (1/2.3") and D60 (APS-C) use different sensor dimensions.

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The Fujifilm S8500 was announced 4 years after the D60 which is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Fujifilm S8500 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Nikon D60 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go through a complete comparison, below is a brief overview of how the Fujifilm S8500 scores vs the D60 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Fujifilm FinePix S8500 and Nikon D60. The whole galleries are viewable at Fujifilm S8500 Gallery and Nikon D60 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to travel with your camera regularly, you will need to consider its weight and volume. The Fujifilm S8500 offers physical dimensions of 123mm x 87mm x 116mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 4.6") and a weight of 670 grams (1.48 lbs) and the Nikon D60 has sizing of 126mm x 94mm x 64mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 2.5") along with a weight of 522 grams (1.15 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the Fujifilm S8500 against the D60.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm S8500 and D60 is 61 and 70 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to imagine the difference between sensor dimensions merely by checking technical specs. The image below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm S8500 and D60.

As you have seen, the two cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The Fujifilm S8500 using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting bokeh trickier and the Fujifilm S8500 will give you more detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics far more aggressively. The younger Fujifilm S8500 should have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.