FujiFilm S1600 vs Fujifilm JZ100

Below is a comprehensive review of the FujiFilm S1600 and Fujifilm JZ100, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact and they are both designed by FujiFilm. The sensor resolution of the S1600 (12MP) and the Fujifilm JZ100 (14MP) is pretty well matched and they possess the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The S1600 was brought out 23 months earlier than the Fujifilm JZ100 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the FujiFilm S1600 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Fujifilm JZ100 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the S1600 scores against the Fujifilm JZ100 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for FujiFilm FinePix S1600 and Fujifilm FinePix JZ100. The entire galleries are available at FujiFilm S1600 Gallery and Fujifilm JZ100 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera often, you will have to think about its weight and dimensions. The FujiFilm S1600 provides outer measurements of 110mm x 73mm x 81mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 337 grams (0.74 lbs) whilst the Fujifilm JZ100 has dimensions of 100mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs).

See the FujiFilm S1600 and Fujifilm JZ100 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the S1600 and the Fujifilm JZ100.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the S1600 and Fujifilm JZ100 is 78 and 95 respectively.

Often, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading through a spec sheet. The visual below should give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the S1600 and Fujifilm JZ100.

Clearly, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You should expect the Fujifilm JZ100 to give you more detail having its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older S1600 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.