Fujifilm A100 vs Sony RX100

Its time to examine more closely at the Fujifilm A100 and Sony RX100, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors FujiFilm and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the resolutions of the Fujifilm A100 (10MP) and RX100 (20MP) and the Fujifilm A100 (1/2.3") and RX100 (1") possess different sensor sizing.

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The Fujifilm A100 was announced 4 years prior to the RX100 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Fujifilm A100 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go through a detailed comparison, below is a short highlight of how the Fujifilm A100 scores vs the RX100 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm FinePix A100 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100. The whole galleries are provided at Fujifilm A100 Gallery and Sony RX100 Gallery.

For those who are intending to travel with your camera often, you'll have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Fujifilm A100 has got outside measurements of 92mm x 61mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") with a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have attached at that time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the Fujifilm A100 and the RX100.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm A100 and RX100 is 95 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions only by reading through a spec sheet. The pic underneath will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the Fujifilm A100 and RX100.

Clearly, both of those cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The Fujifilm A100 with its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony RX100 will resolve extra detail with its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more aged Fujifilm A100 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.