Fujifilm S9800 vs Pentax K100D S

Its time to look much closer at the Fujifilm S9800 and Pentax K100D S, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands FujiFilm and Pentax. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the Fujifilm S9800 (16MP) and K100D S (6MP) and the Fujifilm S9800 (1/2.3") and K100D S (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The Fujifilm S9800 was released 7 years after the K100D S which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Fujifilm S9800 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Pentax K100D S being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving through a full comparison, below is a short overview of how the Fujifilm S9800 scores vs the K100D S with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Fujifilm S9800 and Pentax K100D Super. The complete galleries are viewable at Fujifilm S9800 Gallery and Pentax K100D S Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to travel with your camera, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Fujifilm S9800 comes with outside dimensions of 123mm x 87mm x 116mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 4.6") having a weight of 670 grams (1.48 lbs) and the Pentax K100D S has sizing of 129mm x 91mm x 71mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.8") with a weight of 646 grams (1.42 lbs).

Contrast the Fujifilm S9800 and Pentax K100D S in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you use during that time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the Fujifilm S9800 vs the K100D S.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm S9800 and K100D S is 61 and 65 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to envision the gap in sensor dimensions simply by researching technical specs. The picture here should give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the Fujifilm S9800 and K100D S.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The Fujifilm S9800 due to its smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Fujifilm S9800 will render more detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics much more aggressively. The newer Fujifilm S9800 will have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.