Updated (January, 2012): Compare the Fujifilm FinePix S4200 vs Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix HS10

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Fujifilm FinePix S4000

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Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix HS10

	Great zoom
	30x

	Full HD
	1080p @ 30fps

	Large screen
	3.0"

	High speed movies
	1,000 fps

Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix S4000

	Great zoom
	30x

	Large screen
	3.0"

	In-camera panoramas
	Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama

	Great viewfinder
	Digital

differences

Advantages of the Fujifilm S4000

Significantly smaller

118x80x99 mm

131x91x126 mm

Around 40% smaller

Higher resolution screen

460k dots

230k dots

2x higher resolution screen

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image

Thinner

3.9"

More than 20% thinner

Lighter

540 g

666 g

Around 20% lighter

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the Fujifilm S4000

Advantages of the Fujifilm HS10

Records high-speed movies

1,000 fps

None

Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion

Has a flip-out screen

Yes

Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 30fps

720p @ 30fps

Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video

Wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.1

At its widest zoom, the HS10's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Shoots significantly faster

10 fps

1.2 fps

Around 8.5x faster continuous shooting

Shoots RAW

Yes

Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control

Better maximum light sensitivity

6,400 ISO

1,600 ISO

The HS10's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better

Supports an external flash

Yes

An external flash often produces better looking flash images

Better macro capability

1 cm

2 cm

Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens

Significantly longer exposures

30s

Around 4x longer exposures

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

9.7 MP

Almost the same

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/4000s

1/2000s

2x faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Fujifilm HS10

recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

50	vs	52
Explain scores

Fujifilm FinePix HS10

Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation.

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Great zoom
	30x

	In-camera panoramas
	Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama

Good macro capabilities

S4000:	2 cm
HS10:	1 cm

	Both have digital viewfinders
	Digital

Quite thick

S4000:	3.9"
HS10:	5"

Heavy

S4000:	540 g
HS10:	666 g

Large

S4000:	118x80x99 mm
HS10:	131x91x126 mm

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

Compared to recent super zooms

Common Strengths	Common Weaknesses
Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.	Snapsort is not aware of any interesting weaknesses shared by these two products.

competitors

Fujifilm FinePix S4200

Super zoom

$148 - $155

Is significantly less expensive

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has slightly less zoom

Compare the FinePix S4200 vs the FinePix S4000

Compare the FinePix S4200 vs the FinePix HS10

Fujifilm FinePix S4500

Super zoom

$159

Is slightly less expensive

Has a slower max shutter speed

Lacks a built in panoramas

Compare the FinePix S4500 vs the FinePix S4000

Compare the FinePix S4500 vs the FinePix HS10

Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR

Super zoom

$313

Takes slightly higher resolution photos

Significantly higher maximum light sensitivity

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the FinePix HS20 EXR vs the FinePix S4000

Compare the FinePix HS20 EXR vs the FinePix HS10

Fujifilm FinePix SL300

Super zoom

$150

Is significantly less expensive

Has a slower max shutter speed

Lacks a built in panoramas

Compare the FinePix SL300 vs the FinePix S4000

Compare the FinePix SL300 vs the FinePix HS10

Fujifilm FinePix HS25 EXR

Super zoom

$350

Takes slightly higher resolution photos

Has in-camera HDR

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the FinePix HS25 EXR vs the FinePix S4000

Compare the FinePix HS25 EXR vs the FinePix HS10

Nikon D3100

Entry-level DSLR

$447 - $740 with 18-55mm lens

Takes much higher resolution photos

Records movies in 24p

Lacks a built in panoramas

Doesn't have image stabilization

Compare the D3100 vs the FinePix S4000

Compare the D3100 vs the FinePix HS10

Nikon D5100

Entry-level DSLR

$497 body only

$585 - $805 with 18-55mm lens

Has a significantly higher resolution screen

Takes much higher resolution photos

Is slightly more expensive

Lacks a built in panoramas

Compare the D5100 vs the FinePix S4000

Compare the D5100 vs the FinePix HS10

Nikon Coolpix L810

Super zoom

$165 - $249

Significantly higher resolution screen

Takes 3D photos

Less zoom

No viewfinder

Compare the Coolpix L810 vs the FinePix S4000

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ20

Super zoom

$163

Smaller

Better image stabilization

Less zoom

Slightly worse wide angle

Compare the Lumix DMC-LZ20 vs the FinePix S4000

Nikon Coolpix L310

Super zoom

$187

Smaller

Thinner

Less zoom

Much worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix L310 vs the FinePix S4000

Canon PowerShot S400

Compact

Much smaller

Wider aperture

Much smaller screen

Much worse wide angle

Compare the PowerShot S400 vs the FinePix S4000

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$129

Smaller

Lighter

Significantly less zoom

Worse wide angle

Compare the FinePix S2950 vs the FinePix S4000

Fujifilm FinePix HS30 EXR

Super zoom

$339

Takes 3D photos

Has in-camera HDR

Lower speed movies

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Compare the FinePix HS30 EXR vs the FinePix HS10

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Super zoom

$595

More zoom

Smaller

Doesn't record high-speed movies

Lower resolution movies

Compare the PowerShot SX30 IS vs the FinePix HS10

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Super zoom

$369 - $450

Much more zoom

Supports 24p

Lower speed movies

Significantly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX50 HS vs the FinePix HS10

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(5:40 PM, March 31, 2012)

Correction please:

Fuji HS10 also has Panorama and ISO 6400

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Fujifilm FinePix HS10

vs

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix HS10

Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix S4000

recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Fujifilm S4000

Advantages of the Fujifilm HS10

recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Compared to recent super zooms

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S4200

Fujifilm FinePix S4500

Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix SL300

Fujifilm FinePix HS25 EXR

Nikon D3100

Nikon D5100

Fujifilm FinePix S4000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix L810

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ20

Nikon Coolpix L310

Canon PowerShot S400

Fujifilm FinePix S2950