Fujifilm S8500 vs Sony A7 II

Below is a thorough comparison of the Fujifilm S8500 and Sony A7 II, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Pro Mirrorless by companies FujiFilm and Sony. There exists a big gap between the image resolutions of the Fujifilm S8500 (16MP) and A7 II (24MP) and the Fujifilm S8500 (1/2.3") and A7 II (Full frame) boast totally different sensor sizing.

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The Fujifilm S8500 was announced 22 months prior to the A7 II making them a generation apart from one another. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Fujifilm S8500 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A7 II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a full comparison, here is a brief view of how the Fujifilm S8500 scores vs the A7 II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Fujifilm FinePix S8500 and Sony Alpha A7 II. The whole galleries are viewable at Fujifilm S8500 Gallery and Sony A7 II Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera frequently, you have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Fujifilm S8500 provides outer measurements of 123mm x 87mm x 116mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 4.6") with a weight of 670 grams (1.48 lbs) whilst the Sony A7 II has proportions of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") accompanied by a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs).

Take a look at the Fujifilm S8500 and Sony A7 II in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the Fujifilm S8500 and the A7 II.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm S8500 and A7 II is 61 and 69 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to envision the gap between sensor measurements simply by reviewing technical specs. The visual here will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the Fujifilm S8500 and A7 II.

As you can tell, both of those cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm S8500 using its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF tougher and the Sony A7 II will offer you more detail with its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older Fujifilm S8500 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.