Sony Alpha SLT-A99 vs Fujifilm FinePix S4500

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Sony Alpha SLT-A99 and the Fujifilm FinePix S4500, 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.

Sony Alpha SLT-A99 was introduced in December 2012 and Fujifilm FinePix S4500 was introduced in January 2012. 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 Sony Alpha SLT-A99 over Fujifilm FinePix S4500.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Fujifilm FinePix S4500 over Sony Alpha SLT-A99.

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

Sony Alpha SLT-A99 and Fujifilm FinePix S4500 have 3.0" screens with 1,229k dot and 230k dot resolutions respectively. Sony Alpha SLT-A99 has a Fully Articulated screen which makes it selfie and vlogger friendly and generally very useful for video shooting. Fujifilm FinePix S4500 has a Fixed screen

Viewfinder

Sony Alpha SLT-A99 has a built-in Electronic viewfinder with 2,359k dot resolution and Fujifilm FinePix S4500 has a built-in Electronic viewfinder. Sony Alpha SLT-A99 has 100% coverage with 0.71x magnification and Fujifilm FinePix S4500 has 97% coverage magnification.

Sony Alpha SLT-A99 features a 24.3 megapixel Full Frame CMOS sensor with dimensions of 35.8 x 23.8 mm and a total area of 852 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 25,600. Fujifilm FinePix S4500 features a 14.0 megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 20.7 mm². Its native ISO range is 64 - 1,600 and expands to 64 - 6,400 in boosted mode.

Sony Alpha SLT-A99 is equipped with BIONZ processor and can take pictures up to 6000 x 4000 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 6000 x 3376, 3936 x 2624, 3936 x 2216, 2640 x 1760, 2640 x 1488 with 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios. Fujifilm FinePix S4500 can take pictures up to 4288 x 3216 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4288 x 2864, 4288 x 2416, 3072 x 2304, 3072 x 2048, 3072 x 1728, 2048 x 1536, 2048 x 1360, 1920 x 1080 with 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios.

Image Stabilization

The cameras have a built-in image stabilization. On Sony Alpha SLT-A99 it means that you are still getting vibration reduction when it is paired with non-image stabilizied lenses. It also works with lenses with optical image stabilization and in combination can achieve even better compensation.

Built-in GPS on Sony Alpha SLT-A99

Sony Alpha SLT-A99 has a built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) technology which allows you to automatically tag the location where you took your photos. You can later categorize, organize, and search for photos based on location. This is very useful for travel and outdoor photographers for documenting the locations where images were captured.
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Bluetooth on Fujifilm FinePix S4500

Fujifilm FinePix S4500 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. Sony Alpha SLT-A99 has a Mini Type C HDMI and Fujifilm FinePix S4500 has a Mini HDMI connector for video signal output.

Battery

Sony Alpha SLT-A99 comes with NP-FM500H battery pack with battery life of 500 shots and Fujifilm FinePix S4500 comes with 4 x AA battery pack with battery life of 300 shots.

External Storage Slots

Sony Alpha SLT-A99 has two card slots - one for Single Slot: SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo/Pro Duo/Pro-HG Duo and one for . Fujifilm FinePix S4500 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot.

Shutter

Sony Alpha SLT-A99 has Electronically controlled Vertical-traverse Focal-plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/8000 sec on Sony Alpha SLT-A99, and up to 1/2000 sec on Fujifilm FinePix S4500. Sony Alpha SLT-A99 can shoot continuously up to 6.0 fps. Fujifilm FinePix S4500 can shoot continuously up to 1.2 fps.

Flash

Fujifilm FinePix S4500 has a built-in flash with maximum range of 7.00 m Wide: 40 cm–7.0 m / Tele: 2.5m–3.6 m. Sony Alpha SLT-A99 has no built-in flash but an external flash may be connected via Hot Shoe. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/250 sec on Sony Alpha SLT-A99.

Sony Alpha SLT-A99 body has dimensions of 147 x 111 x 78 mm (5.79 x 4.37 x 3.07") and Fujifilm FinePix S4500 body has dimensions of 118 x 81 x 100 mm (4.65 x 3.19 x 3.94"). Sony Alpha SLT-A99 weighs 812 g (1.79 lb / 28.64 oz) and Fujifilm FinePix S4500 weighs 543 g (1.20 lb / 19.15 oz).

Sony Alpha SLT-A99

Fujifilm FinePix S4500

147 mm

111 mm

118 mm

81 mm

111 mm

81 mm

78 mm

100 mm