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differences
Advantages of the Fujifilm S4200
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Advantages of the Fujifilm S4500
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30x vs 24x
$179.00 vs $289.99
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recommendations
Which camera do we recommend? Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price
similarities
Compared to recent digicams
Common Strengths
 | Both have digital viewfinders |
| Digital |
Common Weaknesses
 | Quite thick |
| 3.9" |
 | Heavy |
| 543 g |
 | Lower-end sensor types |
| CCD |
 | Poor boost ISO |
| 6,400 ISO |
 | No RAW support |
| Less editing fidelity |
 | Neither has in-camera HDR |
| You could do HDR manually |
 | Slow continuous shooting |
| 1.2 fps |
| Poor maximum light sensitivity |
| 1,600 ISO |
| Large |
| Prosumer size 118x81x100 mm |
 | No flip-out screens |
| Less flexible |
 | Low resolution screens |
| 230k dots |
 | Both shoot high resolution HD movies |
| 720p @ 30fps |
Compared to recent super zooms
Common Strengths
Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.
Common Weaknesses
 | No external flash support |
| Less expandable |
 | Neither has an external mic jack |
| Limited to the in-camera mic |
 | Poor image stabilization |
| Sensor shift |
 | No support for 24p |
| Missing that film look |
| Poor zoom | |||
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competitors
Shared Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Fujifilm FinePix S4800
Super zoom
$110
 | Captures 3D images |
| Doesn't have a viewfinder |
Nikon Coolpix L810
Super zoom
$310
| Has a much higher resolution screen |
| Is slightly smaller |
 | Has a slower max shutter speed |
| Is slightly more expensive |
Fujifilm FinePix S2950
Super zoom
$170
| Is slightly smaller |
| Is thinner |
 | Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens |
Nikon Coolpix L830
Super zoom
$189 - $227
| Records higher quality movies |
| Has a much higher resolution screen |
| Has a slower max shutter speed |
| Doesn't have a viewfinder |
Nikon Coolpix L320
Super zoom
$249
| Is slightly smaller |
| Is thinner |
| Has a slower max shutter speed |
| Doesn't have a viewfinder |
Sony CyberShot DSC-H200
Super zoom
$220
| Has a slightly higher resolution screen |
| Has better image stabilization |
| Has a slower max shutter speed |
| Doesn't have a viewfinder |
Fujifilm FinePix S4000
Super zoom
$158 - $399
| Has a slightly higher resolution screen |
Fujifilm FinePix S4200 Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Olympus PEN E-PL1
Mirrorless interchangeable-lens
$440 with 14-42mm lens
| Significantly smaller |
 | Has interchangeable lenses |
| Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching |
 | Smaller screen |
Fujifilm FinePix S4500 Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Fujifilm FinePix SL300
Super zoom
$120
| Can create panoramas in-camera |
| Higher resolution screen |
| Larger |
Fujifilm FinePix S4600
Super zoom
$190
| Can create panoramas in-camera |
| Shoots faster |
| Larger |
| Slightly less zoom |
Canon PowerShot SX510 HS
Super zoom
$209 - $250
| Supports 24p |
| Higher resolution movies |
 | Narrower aperture |
 | Shorter battery life |
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discussion
FinePix S4200
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