Fujifilm A100 vs Fujifilm S1500

Lets examine more closely at the Fujifilm A100 and Fujifilm S1500, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both built by FujiFilm. The sensor resolution of the Fujifilm A100 (10MP) and the Fujifilm S1500 (10MP) is fairly similar and they come with the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The Fujifilm A100 was unveiled within a month of the Fujifilm S1500 which means that they are of a similar age. The two cameras come with different body type with the Fujifilm A100 being a Compact camera and the Fujifilm S1500 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going in to a complete comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the Fujifilm A100 grades vs the Fujifilm S1500 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Fujifilm FinePix A100 & Fujifilm FinePix S1500. The full galleries are available at Fujifilm A100 Gallery & Fujifilm S1500 Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry around your camera often, you need to factor in its weight and volume. The Fujifilm A100 features physical dimensions of 92mm x 61mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs) and the Fujifilm S1500 has sizing of 103mm x 73mm x 68mm (4.1" x 2.9" x 2.7") accompanied by a weight of 345 grams (0.76 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you use at that time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the Fujifilm A100 and the Fujifilm S1500.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm A100 and Fujifilm S1500 is 95 and 82 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizes merely by reading specs. The image below might give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm A100 and Fujifilm S1500.

All in all, each of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements and the identical megapixels therefore you can expect similar quality of photographs although you might want to take the launch date of the products into consideration.