Fujifilm X-Pro1 vs Panasonic FS42

Below is a detailed assessment of the Fujifilm X-Pro1 and Panasonic FS42, former being a Advanced Mirrorless while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals FujiFilm and Panasonic. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm X-Pro1 (16MP) and FS42 (10MP) and the Fujifilm X-Pro1 (APS-C) and FS42 (1/2.5") come with different sensor measurements.

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The Fujifilm X-Pro1 was unveiled 3 years later than the FS42 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Fujifilm X-Pro1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera and the Panasonic FS42 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go through a full comparison, below is a short view of how the Fujifilm X-Pro1 matches up vs the FS42 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Fujifilm X-Pro1 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS42. The full galleries are viewable at Fujifilm X-Pro1 Gallery & Panasonic FS42 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and size. The Fujifilm X-Pro1 offers external dimensions of 140mm x 82mm x 43mm (5.5" x 3.2" x 1.7") along with a weight of 450 grams (0.99 lbs) while the Panasonic FS42 has specifications of 98mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 132 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at that moment. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the Fujifilm X-Pro1 vs the FS42.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm X-Pro1 and FS42 is 80 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements simply by going over specifications. The photograph below might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm X-Pro1 and FS42.

Plainly, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm X-Pro1 having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Fujifilm X-Pro1 will offer you more detail having an extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more modern Fujifilm X-Pro1 provides an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.