Fujifilm S8500 vs Olympus E-600

The following is a thorough review of the Fujifilm S8500 vs Olympus E-600, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies FujiFilm and Olympus. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the Fujifilm S8500 (16MP) and E-600 (12MP) and the Fujifilm S8500 (1/2.3") and E-600 (Four Thirds) posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The Fujifilm S8500 was introduced 3 years after the E-600 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Fujifilm S8500 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Olympus E-600 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving into a in depth comparison, here is a concise highlight of how the Fujifilm S8500 grades versus the E-600 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Fujifilm FinePix S8500 & Olympus E-600. The whole galleries are viewable at Fujifilm S8500 Gallery & Olympus E-600 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera regularly, you have to consider its weight and volume. The Fujifilm S8500 comes with 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) while the Olympus E-600 has sizing of 130mm x 94mm x 60mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 2.4") and a weight of 515 grams (1.14 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the Fujifilm S8500 versus the E-600.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm S8500 and E-600 is 61 and 71 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to envision the gap in sensor dimensions merely by going through specs. The picture here may provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Fujifilm S8500 and E-600.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The Fujifilm S8500 with its smaller sensor will make achieving bokeh trickier and the Fujifilm S8500 will provide greater detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more modern Fujifilm S8500 is going to have an advantage in sensor tech.