As well as being compared against other super zooms, the Fujifilm FinePix S4200 is also often compared to entry-level DSLRs, travel zooms and compacts. The Fujifilm FinePix S4200's top rivals come from Canon (such as the EOS Digital Rebel XT and the PowerShot SX230 HS) and Fujifilm (such as the FinePix S9000 Zoom and the FinePix S4500)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Fujifilm S4200 compared to other super zoom competitors include: it has a significantly wider wide angle lens (24 mm vs 28 mm), has a much larger screen (3" vs 2"), has better image stabilization (sensor shift vs none) and is newer (january 2012 vs july 2005).
However, on average it doesn't shoot as fast continuously (1.2 fps vs 8 fps), has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS), has a slightly shorter battery life (300 shots vs 400 shots), has fewer storage slots (1 vs 2) and doesn't support an external flash.
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).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Fujifilm S4200 compared to compact competitors include: it has significantly more zoom (24x vs 3x), has a much wider wide angle lens (24 mm vs 35 mm), has a much larger screen (3" vs 2.7"), has better image stabilization (sensor shift vs none) and is newer (january 2012 vs august 2008).
However, on average it is much larger (prosumer size (118×81×100 mm) vs compact (93×56×26 mm)), doesn't have a touch screen, is thicker (3.9" vs 0.9") and is much heavier (543 g vs 140 g).
