Canon A1300 vs FujiFilm JV100

Lets look a little more in depth at the Canon A1300 and FujiFilm JV100, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by competitors Canon and FujiFilm. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the A1300 (16MP) and JV100 (12MP) but both cameras boast the identical sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The A1300 was unveiled 2 years later than the JV100 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting right into a thorough comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the A1300 scores against the JV100 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot A1300 & FujiFilm FinePix JV100. The full galleries are available at Canon A1300 Gallery & FujiFilm JV100 Gallery.

If you're going to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to consider its weight and proportions. The Canon A1300 has outer dimensions of 95mm x 62mm x 30mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 174 grams (0.38 lbs) whilst the FujiFilm JV100 has measurements of 93mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 126 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Here is a front view physical size comparison of the A1300 compared to the JV100.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A1300 and JV100 is 93 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to imagine the difference in sensor measurements just by looking through technical specs. The visual below will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the A1300 and JV100.

As you can tell, both of these cameras feature the identical sensor size but different resolution. You can anticipate the Canon A1300 to provide you with greater detail having an extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos way more aggressively. The more modern A1300 should have an edge with regard to sensor innovation.