Nikon D200 vs Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Nikon D200 and the Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Nikon D200 was introduced in February 2006 and Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR was introduced in January 2011. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Nikon D200 over Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR over Nikon D200.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Nikon D200 has a 2.5" Fixed screen with 230k dot resolution and Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR has a 3.0" Tilting screen with 460k dot resolution. Tilting screen makes Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR very useful for photography purposes but not so useful for video shooting.

Viewfinder

Nikon D200 has a built-in Optical (pentaprism) viewfinderFujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR has a built-in Electronic viewfinder. Nikon D200 has 95% coverage with 0.94x (0.63x 35mm equivalent) magnification and Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR has 97% coverage magnification.

Nikon D200 features a 10.2 megapixel APS-C CCD sensor with dimensions of 23.6 x 15.8 mm and a total area of 372.9 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 1,600 and expands to 100 - 3,200 in boosted mode. Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR features a 16 megapixel 1/2-inch EXR-CMOS sensor with dimensions of 6.4 x 4.8 mm and a total area of 23 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 3,200 and expands to 100 - 12,800 in boosted mode.

Nikon D200 can take pictures up to 3872 x 2592 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 2896 x 1944, 1936 x 1296 with 3:2 aspect ratios. Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR is equipped with EXR processor and can take pictures up to 4608 x 3456 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4608 x 3072, 4608 x 2592, 3264 x 2448, 3264 x 1840, 2304 x 1728, 2304 x 1536, 1920 x 1080 with 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios.

Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR has an image stabilization.

Bluetooth on Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR has a built-in Bluetooth which lets you to connect the camera to a smartphone or a dedicated remote control device. This allows you to remotely trigger the camera, adjust settings and controls remotely through a paired mobile app. While Wi-Fi is generally faster for transferring larger files, Bluetooth can be used for small, selective transfers, it can provide real-time information about your camera's battery status, memory card capacity, and other key settings directly on your paired smartphone or smartwatch.
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USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. connector for video signal output.

Battery

Nikon D200 comes with EN-EL3e battery pack and Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR comes with 4 x AA battery pack.

External Storage Slots

Nikon D200 has a single CompactFlash (Type I/II, compliant with UDMA), MicroDrive card slot. Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot.

Shutter

Nikon D200 has Electronically-controlled vertical-travel focal plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/8000 sec on Nikon D200, and up to 1/4000 sec on Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR. Nikon D200 can shoot continuously up to 5.0 fps. Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR can shoot continuously up to 8.0 fps.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Nikon D200 ranges from 0 to +20 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range on Nikon D200 and ±2 range on Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR. You can also do exposure lock, exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Nikon D200 and exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 12.00 m at ISO 100 on Nikon D200 and 3.20 m on Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR. They also accept external flash which can be connected via Accessory Shoe (Standard ISO hot-shoe contact with safety lock provided) to Nikon D200 and via Shoe Mount to Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/250 sec on Nikon D200.

Nikon D200 body has dimensions of 147 x 113 x 74 mm (5.79 x 4.45 x 2.91") and Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR body has dimensions of 131 x 91 x 126 mm (5.16 x 3.58 x 4.96"). Nikon D200 weighs 920 g (2.03 lb / 32.45 oz) and Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR weighs 730 g (1.61 lb / 25.75 oz).

Nikon D200

Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR

147 mm

113 mm

131 mm

91 mm