Canon N100 vs Fujifilm S9800

Lets take a more detailed look at the Canon N100 and Fujifilm S9800, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Canon and FujiFilm. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the N100 (12MP) and Fujifilm S9800 (16MP) and the N100 (1/1.7") and Fujifilm S9800 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizes.

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The N100 was launched 12 months prior to the Fujifilm S9800 so they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Canon N100 being a Compact camera and the Fujifilm S9800 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting through a in depth comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the N100 scores versus the Fujifilm S9800 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot N100 & Fujifilm S9800. The complete galleries are viewable at Canon N100 Gallery & Fujifilm S9800 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and size. The Canon N100 comes with outside dimensions of 105mm x 68mm x 36mm (4.1" x 2.7" x 1.4") along with a weight of 289 grams (0.64 lbs) whilst the Fujifilm S9800 has specifications of 123mm x 87mm x 116mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 4.6") and a weight of 670 grams (1.48 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the N100 and the Fujifilm S9800.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the N100 and Fujifilm S9800 is 89 and 61 respectively.

Normally, it can be difficult to imagine the gap in sensor sizing purely by looking through specifications. The visual below may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the N100 and Fujifilm S9800.

To sum up, each of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The N100 due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Fujifilm S9800 will result in extra detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older N100 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.