Canon 70D vs FujiFilm JZ500

Its time to look more in depth at the Canon 70D versus FujiFilm JZ500, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Canon and FujiFilm. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the 70D (20MP) and JZ500 (14MP) and the 70D (APS-C) and JZ500 (1/2.3") offer different sensor size.

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The 70D was released 3 years later than the JZ500 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Canon 70D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the FujiFilm JZ500 being a Compact camera.

Before going into a in-depth comparison, here is a simple view of how the 70D grades versus the JZ500 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon EOS 70D & FujiFilm FinePix JZ500. The complete galleries are available at Canon 70D Gallery & FujiFilm JZ500 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to consider its weight and proportions. The Canon 70D has external measurements of 139mm x 104mm x 79mm (5.5" x 4.1" x 3.1") along with a weight of 755 grams (1.66 lbs) and the FujiFilm JZ500 has measurements of 97mm x 57mm x 29mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.1") with a weight of 168 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you choose at that time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the 70D and the JZ500.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the 70D and JZ500 is 59 and 93 respectively.

Often, it is very difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements merely by checking out technical specs. The graphic here will give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the 70D and JZ500.

As you can tell, both of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 70D due to its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF easier and the Canon 70D will show more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more recent 70D should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.