Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR vs Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR

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Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR

Size
Really small
Compact 98x59x23 mm
True resolution
High true resolution
12 MP
Sensor size
Large sensor
1/1.7" 7.8x5.8mm
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
12,800 ISO
Thickness
Thin
0.9"
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

Movie format
Full HD
1080p @ 30fps
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
10 fps
Sensor type
CMOS Sensor
Better in low light
GPS
Built-in GPS
Great for travel
Longest exposure
Long exposures
30 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Fujifilm F200EXR

Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/1.7" 7.8x5.8mm vs 1/2.5" 6.3x4.2mm
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More than 70% larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution 12 MP vs 9 MP
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Capture more than 30% more detail in your photos
Size Smaller 98x59x23 mm vs 102x58x29 mm
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More than 20% smaller
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 12,800 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.3 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the F200EXR's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 1.1"
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More than 20% thinner
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-HX5

Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution Full HD (1080p) video
Wide angle Better wide angle 25 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Zoom More zoom 10x vs 5x
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4x more zoom
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
GPS Has a GPS Yes vs No
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Automatically geotags your photos when traveling
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift
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Less risk of blur
Longest exposure Significantly longer exposures 30s vs 8s
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Around 4x longer exposures
Weight Slightly lighter 200 g vs 205 g
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Almost the same
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/1600s vs 1/1500s
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Around 10% faster max shutter speed
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR
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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a travel zoom.

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Uses Travel score Travel
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Fast action, sometimes indoors
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Features Low light image quality Low light image quality
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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
F200EXR:1/1500s
DSC-HX5:1/1600s
Weight Heavy Help
F200EXR:205 g
DSC-HX5:200 g
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$130 - $233

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Size Is slightly smaller
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Screen size Has a significantly smaller screen
Fujifilm FinePix F770 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix F770 EXR

Travel zoom

$482 - $529

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$369

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$219 - $304

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Thickness Is thicker
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$414 - $430

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Nikon Coolpix P300

Nikon Coolpix P300

Pro digicam

$277

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is significantly larger
Sony Cybershot DSC-WX9

Sony Cybershot WX9

Compact

$155

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen

Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix F550 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix F550 EXR

Travel zoom

$196 - $255

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Much more zoom
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Size Much larger
Fujifilm Finepix X10

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Pro digicam

$584 - $600

Aperture Much wider aperture
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Fujifilm FinePix F305EXR

Fujifilm FinePix F305EXR

Travel zoom

Zoom Much more zoom
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Canon PowerShot S90

Canon PowerShot S90

Pro digicam

$536

Aperture Much wider aperture
Supports RAW Shoots RAW
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Size Larger

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$289 - $328

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
Size Larger
Weight Significantly heavier
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX7V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Travel zoom

$219 - $250

Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
True resolution Significantly higher true resolution
Weight Slightly heavier
Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$170 - $201

True resolution Significantly higher true resolution
Sensor size Larger sensor
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Sensor type Has a CCD-family sensor
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$285 - $361

True resolution Significantly higher true resolution
Zoom More zoom
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Sensor type Has a CCD-family sensor

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Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5
Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

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