Both Fujifilm F200EXR and Canon SX220 HS have 12.0 MP resolution sensors but Fujifilm F200EXR's sensor is 1/1.6-inch (8 x 6 mm ) and Canon SX220 HS's sensor is 1/2.3-inch (6.17 x 4.55 mm ).
Since Fujifilm F200EXR's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Canon SX220 HS.
Below you can see the F200EXR and SX220 HS sensor size comparison.
Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Fujifilm F200EXR and Canon SX220 HS Cameras
As seen above, Fujifilm F200EXR has a 1.7x Larger sensor area than Canon SX220 HS. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
Sensor size sets the circle of confusion, so it drives how much depth of field each
of these bodies gives you at a given aperture. You can calculate it exactly for the
Fujifilm F200EXR
or the
Canon SX220 HS ,
including hyperfocal distance.
One thing to watch when comparing these two: they have different sensor sizes
(1/1.6-inch versus 1/2.3-inch),
so compare them at the same framing rather than the same focal length.
Put the same focal length on the smaller sensor and it will show less depth of
field, not more, because it also crops tighter. The calculator shows the
full frame equivalent focal length for each body so you can match the framing.
