Generally, some of the advantages of the Fujifilm S4200 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has slightly more zoom (24x vs 14x), has a slightly wider wide angle lens (24 mm vs 28 mm), has a much longer battery life (300 shots vs 210 shots) and has a viewfinder (digital vs none).
However, on average it doesn't have a built-in GPS, has a slightly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 461k dots), is much larger (prosumer size (118×81×100 mm) vs compact (107×60×23 mm)), has worse image stabilization (sensor shift vs LensSensor shift) and slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (1,600 ISO vs 3,200 ISO).
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS
1 year older
$399
Significant advantages of the SX230 HS (vs the S4200)
- Much smaller: Compact (106×59×33 mm) vs Prosumer size (118×81×100 mm)
- Has a GPS
- Much thinner: 1.3" vs 3.9"
Significant disadvantages of the SX230 HS (vs the S4200)
- Significantly worse wide angle: 28 mm vs 24 mm
- Much shorter battery life: 210 shots vs 300 shots
- No viewfinder: None vs Digital
common strengths of the SX230 HS and S4200
Samsung WB150F
similar age
Significant advantages of the WB150F (vs the S4200)
- Much smaller: Compact (107×60×23 mm) vs Prosumer size (118×81×100 mm)
- Much thinner: 0.9" vs 3.9"
- Much lighter: 188 g vs 543 g
Significant disadvantages of the WB150F (vs the S4200)
- No viewfinder: None vs Digital
common strengths of the WB150F and S4200
Samsung WB200F
1 year newer
Significant advantages of the WB200F (vs the S4200)
- Much smaller: Compact (107×62×22 mm) vs Prosumer size (118×81×100 mm)
- Much thinner: 0.9" vs 3.9"
- Much lighter: 226 g vs 543 g
Significant disadvantages of the WB200F (vs the S4200)
- No viewfinder: None vs Digital
common strengths of the WB200F and S4200