Fujifilm SL1000 vs Sony W800

Lets look more closely at the Fujifilm SL1000 vs Sony W800, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies FujiFilm and Sony. The sensor resolution of the Fujifilm SL1000 (16MP) and the W800 (20MP) is fairly close and they possess the same exact sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The Fujifilm SL1000 was introduced 13 months prior to the W800 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Fujifilm SL1000 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony W800 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a detailed comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the Fujifilm SL1000 matches up vs the W800 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Fujifilm FinePix SL1000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800. The whole galleries are provided at Fujifilm SL1000 Gallery & Sony W800 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to factor its weight and size. The Fujifilm SL1000 has physical measurements of 123mm x 89mm x 123mm (4.8" x 3.5" x 4.8") accompanied by a weight of 659 grams (1.45 lbs) while the Sony W800 has specifications of 97mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select at the time. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the Fujifilm SL1000 versus the W800.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm SL1000 and W800 is 61 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualize the gap in sensor measurements only by looking through specs. The visual here may give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the Fujifilm SL1000 and W800.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing but different resolution. You can anticipate the Sony W800 to result in greater detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop images a little more aggressively. The older Fujifilm SL1000 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.