Fujifilm SL240 vs Sony HX50V

Its time to look a little more closely at the Fujifilm SL240 and Sony HX50V, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by companies FujiFilm and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the Fujifilm SL240 (14MP) and HX50V (20MP) but they feature the same exact sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The Fujifilm SL240 was unveiled 15 months before the HX50V making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both cameras offer different body type with the Fujifilm SL240 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony HX50V being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a short introduction of how the Fujifilm SL240 grades versus the HX50V with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Fujifilm FinePix SL240 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V. The full galleries are available at Fujifilm SL240 Gallery & Sony HX50V Gallery.

For those who are looking to carry around your camera often, you will have to factor its weight and size. The Fujifilm SL240 enjoys external measurements of 122mm x 93mm x 100mm (4.8" x 3.7" x 3.9") accompanied by a weight of 510 grams (1.12 lbs) whilst the Sony HX50V has specifications of 108mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.5") having a weight of 272 grams (0.60 lbs).

Take a look at the Fujifilm SL240 and Sony HX50V in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at the time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the Fujifilm SL240 compared to the HX50V.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm SL240 and HX50V is 67 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to visualise the contrast between sensor sizes simply by going over specifications. The picture below will offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the Fujifilm SL240 and HX50V.

To sum up, the 2 cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing but not the same resolution. You can anticipate the Sony HX50V to offer you more detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images far more aggressively. The more aged Fujifilm SL240 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.