FujiFilm JZ300 vs Fujifilm S8300

In this write-up, we will be looking at the FujiFilm JZ300 vs Fujifilm S8300, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are offered by FujiFilm. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the JZ300 (12MP) and Fujifilm S8300 (16MP) but they come with the same exact sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The JZ300 was manufactured 3 years before the Fujifilm S8300 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the FujiFilm JZ300 being a Compact camera and the Fujifilm S8300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving through a more detailed comparison, below is a quick view of how the JZ300 grades versus the Fujifilm S8300 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for FujiFilm FinePix JZ300 & Fujifilm FinePix S8300. The entire galleries are available at FujiFilm JZ300 Gallery & Fujifilm S8300 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to factor in its weight and size. The FujiFilm JZ300 offers outside measurements of 97mm x 57mm x 29mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.1") having a weight of 168 grams (0.37 lbs) whilst the Fujifilm S8300 has specifications of 123mm x 87mm x 116mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 4.6") having a weight of 670 grams (1.48 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have chosen at that moment. The following is the front view measurement comparison of the JZ300 and the Fujifilm S8300.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the JZ300 and Fujifilm S8300 is 93 and 61 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to visualise the difference between sensor measurements purely by looking at specs. The photograph below should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the JZ300 and Fujifilm S8300.

As you can plainly see, both cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Fujifilm S8300 to give more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older JZ300 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.