Canon S95 vs FujiFilm JX300

Lets take a closer look at the Canon S95 vs FujiFilm JX300, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by companies Canon and FujiFilm. There exists a crucial gap among the resolutions of the S95 (10MP) and JX300 (14MP) and the S95 (1/1.7") and JX300 (1/2.3") offer totally different sensor dimensions.

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The S95 was manufactured within a month of the JX300 and they are both of a similar generation. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before going into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick summary of how the S95 scores vs the JX300 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot S95 and FujiFilm FinePix JX300. The entire galleries are available at Canon S95 Gallery and FujiFilm JX300 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and measurements. The Canon S95 features physical measurements of 100mm x 58mm x 30mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") with a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) whilst the FujiFilm JX300 has proportions of 94mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you choose at the time. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the S95 and the JX300.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S95 and JX300 is 93 and 95 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very tough to visualise the gap in sensor measurements purely by looking through specs. The graphic here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the S95 and JX300.

As you can plainly see, both cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The S95 due to its larger sensor will make getting bokeh less difficult and the FujiFilm JX300 will render more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images way more aggressively.