FujiFilm S1600 vs Sony A6100

Below, we will be comparing the FujiFilm S1600 and Sony A6100, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals FujiFilm and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the S1600 (12MP) and A6100 (24MP) and the S1600 (1/2.3") and A6100 (APS-C) use totally different sensor size.

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The S1600 was unveiled 10 years before the A6100 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the FujiFilm S1600 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight into a detailed comparison, below is a short view of how the S1600 matches up against the A6100 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for FujiFilm FinePix S1600 & Sony Alpha a6100. The full galleries are available at FujiFilm S1600 Gallery & Sony A6100 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you need to factor its weight and size. The FujiFilm S1600 comes with external measurements of 110mm x 73mm x 81mm (4.3" x 2.9" x 3.2") having a weight of 337 grams (0.74 lbs) and the Sony A6100 has specifications of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") along with a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. The following is the front view sizing comparison of the S1600 and the A6100.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S1600 and A6100 is 78 and 81 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to see the gap in sensor measurements merely by seeing a spec sheet. The visual here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the S1600 and A6100.

As you can see, both cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The S1600 using its smaller sensor will make getting shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A6100 will produce more detail having an extra 12MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older S1600 will be behind in sensor tech.