Fujifilm X-S1 vs Nikon S6500

Below is a in-depth analysis of the Fujifilm X-S1 vs Nikon S6500, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by companies FujiFilm and Nikon. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm X-S1 (12MP) and S6500 (16MP) and the Fujifilm X-S1 (2/3") and S6500 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The Fujifilm X-S1 was launched 13 months before the S6500 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Fujifilm X-S1 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Nikon S6500 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a short highlight of how the Fujifilm X-S1 scores against the S6500 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Fujifilm X-S1 and Nikon Coolpix S6500. The complete galleries are provided at Fujifilm X-S1 Gallery and Nikon S6500 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and size. The Fujifilm X-S1 features outside dimensions of 135mm x 107mm x 149mm (5.3" x 4.2" x 5.9") accompanied by a weight of 920 grams (2.03 lbs) whilst the Nikon S6500 has specifications of 95mm x 58mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 1.0") and a weight of 250 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Below is the front view physical size comparison of the Fujifilm X-S1 vs the S6500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm X-S1 and S6500 is 52 and 92 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to envision the difference between sensor measurements only by looking at technical specs. The photograph here might provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm X-S1 and S6500.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm X-S1 due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Nikon S6500 will give more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older Fujifilm X-S1 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.