FujiFilm JX350 vs Nikon D5500

Its time to look a bit more closely at the FujiFilm JX350 versus Nikon D5500, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers FujiFilm and Nikon. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the JX350 (16MP) and D5500 (24MP) and the JX350 (1/2.3") and D5500 (APS-C) feature different sensor sizes.

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The JX350 was manufactured 5 years before the D5500 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the FujiFilm JX350 being a Compact camera and the Nikon D5500 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting straight into a detailed comparison, below is a simple summation of how the JX350 grades vs the D5500 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for FujiFilm FinePix JX350 & Nikon D5500. The entire galleries are available at FujiFilm JX350 Gallery & Nikon D5500 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to think about its weight and dimensions. The FujiFilm JX350 comes with external dimensions of 94mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) whilst the Nikon D5500 has dimensions of 124mm x 97mm x 70mm (4.9" x 3.8" x 2.8") having a weight of 420 grams (0.93 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the JX350 vs the D5500.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the JX350 and D5500 is 95 and 71 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading through specs. The graphic below may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the JX350 and D5500.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The JX350 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Nikon D5500 will give you extra detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs far more aggressively. The older JX350 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.