Fujifilm A100 vs Sony a5000

Below is a comprehensive overview of the Fujifilm A100 versus Sony a5000, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors FujiFilm and Sony. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the Fujifilm A100 (10MP) and a5000 (20MP) and the Fujifilm A100 (1/2.3") and a5000 (APS-C) feature different sensor measurements.

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The Fujifilm A100 was released 5 years prior to the a5000 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Fujifilm A100 being a Compact camera and the Sony a5000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting in to a in depth comparison, below is a concise view of how the Fujifilm A100 scores versus the a5000 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Fujifilm FinePix A100 & Sony Alpha a5000. The complete galleries are available at Fujifilm A100 Gallery & Sony a5000 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Fujifilm A100 has got external measurements of 92mm x 61mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9") and a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs) while the Sony a5000 has proportions of 110mm x 63mm x 36mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.4") along with a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the Fujifilm A100 compared to the a5000.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm A100 and a5000 is 95 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor measurements simply by checking out technical specs. The photograph underneath might give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the Fujifilm A100 and a5000.

As you have seen, both the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm A100 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony a5000 will provide greater detail as a result of its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images a little more aggressively. The older Fujifilm A100 will be behind with regard to sensor tech.