As well as being compared against other compacts, the Fujifilm FinePix AV200 is also often compared to ultra compacts and travel zooms. The Fujifilm FinePix AV200's top rivals come from Canon (such as the PowerShot A810 and the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS) and Samsung (such as the WB30F and the ES30)
Generally, compared to other compact competitors the Fujifilm AV200 has a significantly narrower wide angle lens (32 mm vs 28 mm), is slightly larger (compact (93×60×28 mm) vs compact (96×62×23 mm)), has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS), is thicker (1.1" vs 0.9") and has a slower max shutter speed (1/1400 of a second vs 1/2000 of a second).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Fujifilm AV200 compared to ultra compact competitors include: it is newer (february 2011 vs october 2005).
However, on average it has a significantly narrower wide angle lens (32 mm vs 25 mm), has a significantly smaller screen (2.7" vs 3"), is much larger (compact (93×60×28 mm) vs ultra compact (90×55×19 mm)), doesn't have a touch screen and doesn't shoot as fast continuously (1.2 fps vs 10 fps).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Fujifilm AV200 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it is much smaller (compact (93×60×28 mm) vs compact (101×68×27 mm)).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (32 mm vs 24 mm), has a much smaller screen (2.7" vs 3"), has a slightly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 460k dots), has worse image stabilization (digital vs lens) and slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (1,600 ISO vs 3,200 ISO).
