FujiFilm JZ500 vs Samsung NX300

Its time to look a little more closely at the FujiFilm JZ500 vs Samsung NX300, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals FujiFilm and Samsung. There exists a significant gap between the resolutions of the JZ500 (14MP) and NX300 (20MP) and the JZ500 (1/2.3") and NX300 (APS-C) have totally different sensor measurements.

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The JZ500 was unveiled 4 years before the NX300 and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the FujiFilm JZ500 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX300 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a short summary of how the JZ500 scores against the NX300 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for FujiFilm FinePix JZ500 and Samsung NX300. The full galleries are viewable at FujiFilm JZ500 Gallery and Samsung NX300 Gallery.

If you're looking to lug around your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and measurements. The FujiFilm JZ500 has physical dimensions of 97mm x 57mm x 29mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.1") along with a weight of 168 grams (0.37 lbs) and the Samsung NX300 has proportions of 122mm x 64mm x 41mm (4.8" x 2.5" x 1.6") with a weight of 331 grams (0.73 lbs).

Analyze the FujiFilm JZ500 vs Samsung NX300 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are using at that time. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the JZ500 against the NX300.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the JZ500 and NX300 is 93 and 86 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements simply by reviewing technical specs. The visual underneath may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the JZ500 and NX300.

As you can tell, both of the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The JZ500 having a tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Samsung NX300 will offer extra detail having an extra 6MP. Greater resolution will let you crop pics way more aggressively. The older JZ500 is going to be behind in sensor technology.