Will this bridge cam be better than a d40?

[bezzy3004]

I am purchasing a Fujifilm finepix S9200 and was wondering if it will perform better than the Nikon D40 i used to own. I have done a side by side comparison and the Fujifilm destroyed it on features and standard spec

FUJIFILM FINEPIX S9200 v NIKON D40


COST NEW £250 v £450
MAX RESOLUTION 4608 X 3456 v 3008 X 2000
IMAGE RATIO W/H 1.1 4.3 3.2 16.9 v 3.2
EFFECTIVE PIXELS 16MP v 6.1MP
SENSOR SIZE 6.17mm X 4.55MM v 23.7mm X 15.5mm
SENSOR TYPE CMOS v CCD
ISO RANGE AUTO, 100-12800 v AUTO, 200-3200
WHITE BALANCE PRESETS 6 v 6
CUSTOM W/B YES v YES
IMAGE STABILIZATION YES v NO
UNCOMPRESSED FORMAT NO v RAW
FOCAL LENGTH
35MM EQUIV (STANDARD LENS) 24-1200mm v 27-82.5MM
LENS ELEMENTS 17 ELEMENTS 12 GROUPS v 7 ELEMENTS 5GROUPS
OPTICAL ZOOM 2X v 3.1X
AF LOCK YES v YES
MAX APERTURE f/2.9-f6.5 v f/3.5-f/22
AUTOFOCUS CONTRAST DETECT, MULTI AREA,CENTER, TRACKING, SINGLE, CONTINUOUS, FACE DETECTION v (Nikon)PHASE DETECT, MULTI AREA, SELECTIVE SINGLE POINT, SINGLE,CONTINUOUS
AUTOFOCUS ASSIST LAMP YES v YES
DIGITAL ZOOM YES 2X v NO
MANUAL FOCUS NO v YES
MACRO FOCUS RANGE 1CM v 27CM
ARTICULATED LCD NO v NO
SCREEN SIZE 3" v 2.5"
SCREEN DOTS 460,000 v 230,000
TFT LCD TFT LCD v TFT LCD
LIVE VIEW YES v NO
VIEWFINDER TYPE ELECTRONIC v OPTICAL
VIEWFINDER COVERAGE 97% v 95%
MIN SHUTTER SPEED 8 SEC v 30SEC
MAX SHUTTER SPEED 1/1700 v 1/4000
APERTURE PRIORITY YES v YES
FOCUS POINTS ? 3+ v 3
SHUTTER PRIORITY YES v YES
SCENE MODES 14 v 6
BUILT IN FLASH YES v YES
FLASH RANGE 7m v 17m
EXTERNAL FLASH NO v YES
FLASH MODES 5 v 7
EXPOSURE MODES 10 v 6
CONTINOUS DRIVE 10 v 3
SELF TIMER YES 2 OR 10 sec v YES 2 OR 10 sec
METERING MODES MULTI, CENTRE, SPOT v MULTI, CENTRE, SPOT
EXPOSURE COMPENSATION "+-2 EV v "+-5EV
AE BRACKETING YES v NO
HDR YES v NO
VIDEO YES v NO
STORAGE TYPE SD/SDHC/SDXC/INTERNAL v SD/SDHC
STORAGE INC YES 38MB v NO
USB USB2.0 v USB 2.0
HDMI YES v NO
REMOTE CONTROL NO v OPTIONAL
WATERPROOF NO v NO
BATTERY AA/NIMH/LITHIUM v LITHIUM RECHARGABLE
BATTERY LIFE (Lithium) 700shots v 470shots
WEIGHT INC BATTERIES 670g v 522g
DIMENSIONS 123X87X116mm v 124X94X64mm
OPERATING TEMP 0-40 c v 0-40 c
OPERATING HUMIDITY 10%-80% v 10-85%

 

[bezzy3004]

I must add i do realize i did own several lenses for the Nikon upto 300mm though the comparison is with just the stock camera and thats what i wish to judge against.

 

[Columbo]

Nope not by any stretch.

The S9200 looks like a poor bridge camera at best (there aren't many good ones), with a teeny tiny 1/2.3" sensor, narrow aperture range and poor image quality.

 

[D.P.]

Nope, bridge cameras are poor at th best of times.

There are compacts that will get close, Sony RX100 for example.

 

[robj20]

If your set on a bridge camera the Sony RX10 is about the best.