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Is the Fujifilm S8500 good for Carrying Everywhere?

Fujifilm FinePix S8500
$119.00

Fujifilm S8500 Carrying Everywhere Score

AVERAGE
Fujifilm S8500 has a score of 52 for Daily Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Daily Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
Read our detailed Fujifilm S8500 Review

Fujifilm S8500 Carrying Everywhere Detailed Analysis
46.0X Optical Zoom
46.0X Optical Zoom of Fujifilm S8500 will give you a lot of flexibility considering this will be your only camera during the day.
Medium size Body
With relatively smaller body compared to DSLRs and better ergonomics compared to Compacts,Fujifilm S8500is a good compromise between size and functionality.
670g
Carrying this weight all day may not be very comfortable for you.
Body Thickness 116mm
With a thickness of 116mm,Fujifilm S8500 is not a pocketable camera for sure.
Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor
Fujifilm S8500's small sensor struggles in low light situations compared to larger sensor.
No RAW shooting capability
RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.

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Fujifilm S8500 Alternatives in SLR-like (bridge) cameras for Carrying Everywhere

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Compare S8500 vs FZ2500

20 MP | 1-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-480 mm Lens

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2500
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Features 93
Value for Money
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Canon G3 X

Compare S8500 vs G3 X

20 MP | 1-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor
24-600 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #157
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Canon PowerShot G3 X
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Olympus 1

Compare S8500 vs 1

12 MP | 1/1.7-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor
28-300 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #281
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #16

Olympus Stylus 1
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Panasonic FZ300

Compare S8500 vs FZ300

12 MP | 1/2.3-inch CMOS Sensor
25-600 mm Lens

Rank in All Cameras: #140
Rank in Bridge Cameras: #4

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300
Imaging
Features 93
Value for Money
Portability
Overall Score
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Street
Sports
Daily
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Panasonic FZ1000 II

Compare S8500 vs FZ1000 II

20 MP | 1-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor
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Rank in Bridge Cameras: #2

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