Fujifilm A100 vs Samsung ST6500

Its time to examine more closely at the Fujifilm A100 and Samsung ST6500, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by competitors FujiFilm and Samsung. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm A100 (10MP) and ST6500 (16MP) but they come with the same exact sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The Fujifilm A100 was announced 23 months prior to the ST6500 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Fujifilm A100 being a Compact camera and the Samsung ST6500 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before delving straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a concise summary of how the Fujifilm A100 grades against the ST6500 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Fujifilm FinePix A100 & Samsung ST6500. The whole galleries are provided at Fujifilm A100 Gallery & Samsung ST6500 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera, you will want to factor in its weight and volume. The Fujifilm A100 provides exterior measurements of 92mm x 61mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs) whilst the Samsung ST6500 has sizing of 102mm x 57mm x 19mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at that time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the Fujifilm A100 versus the ST6500.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm A100 and ST6500 is 95 and 99 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualise the gap between sensor measurements merely by looking at technical specs. The graphic here will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the Fujifilm A100 and ST6500.

As you can tell, the two cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing but not the same resolution. You can anticipate the Samsung ST6500 to resolve extra detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos far more aggressively. The older Fujifilm A100 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.