Nikon D800E vs Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Nikon D800E 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 D800E was introduced in June 2012 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 D800E over Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR over Nikon D800E.

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 D800E has a 3.2" Fixed screen with 921k 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 D800E has a built-in Optical (pentaprism) viewfinderFujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR has a built-in Electronic viewfinder. Nikon D800E has 100% coverage with 0.70x magnification and Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR has 97% coverage magnification.

Nikon D800E features a 36.3 megapixel Full Frame CMOS sensor with dimensions of 35.9 x 24 mm and a total area of 861.6 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 6,400 and expands to 100 - 25,600 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 D800E is equipped with EXPEED 3 processor and can take pictures up to 7360 x 4912 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 6144 x 4912, 6144 x 4080, 5520 x 3680, 4800 x 3200, 4608 x 3680, 4608 x 3056, 3680 x 2456, 3600 x 2400, 3072 x 2456, 3072 x 2040, 2400 x 1600 with 5:4, 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.

No Low-Pass Filter on Nikon D800E

There is no optical low-pass filter (OLPF), also known as an anti-aliasing filter, in front of the sensor on Nikon D800E. This results in a slightly sharper image but may also introduce moiré patterns and aliasing artifacts when photographing subjects with fine, repetitive patterns or details.

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 inputs for data transfer. Nikon D800E has a Mini Type C HDMI and Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR has an HDMI connector for video signal output.

Battery

Nikon D800E comes with EN-EL15 battery pack with battery life of 900 shots and Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR comes with 4 x AA battery pack.

External Storage Slots

Nikon D800E has two card slots - one for SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I) and one for CompactFlash (Type I, compliant with UDMA). Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot.

Shutter

Nikon D800E has Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/8000 sec on Nikon D800E, and up to 1/4000 sec on Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR. Nikon D800E can shoot continuously up to 4.0 fps. Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR can shoot continuously up to 8.0 fps.

Focusing

Nikon D800E has 51 (15 cross-type) focusing points and Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR has . Nikon D800E has detection range from -2 to +19 EV.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Nikon D800E ranges from 0 to +20 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range on Nikon D800E and ±2 range on Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR. You can also do exposure lock, exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Nikon D800E 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 D800E and 3.20 m on Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR. They also accept external flash which can be connected via Hot Shoe or PC Terminal to Nikon D800E and via Shoe Mount to Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/250 sec on Nikon D800E.

Nikon D800E body has dimensions of 146 x 123 x 82 mm (5.75 x 4.84 x 3.23") and Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR body has dimensions of 131 x 91 x 126 mm (5.16 x 3.58 x 4.96"). Nikon D800E weighs 1000 g (2.20 lb / 35.27 oz) and Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR weighs 730 g (1.61 lb / 25.75 oz).

Nikon D800E

Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR

146 mm

123 mm

131 mm

91 mm