Fujifilm A150 vs Nikon S6000

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Fujifilm A150 and Nikon S6000, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by rivals FujiFilm and Nikon. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the Fujifilm A150 (10MP) and S6000 (14MP) but both cameras boast the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The Fujifilm A150 was introduced 12 months earlier than the S6000 which means that they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before we go straight to a in depth comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the Fujifilm A150 grades versus the S6000 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm FinePix A150 & Nikon Coolpix S6000. The whole galleries are provided at Fujifilm A150 Gallery & Nikon S6000 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Fujifilm A150 offers outside measurements of 92mm x 61mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) while the Nikon S6000 has specifications of 97mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") having a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs).

Contrast the Fujifilm A150 and Nikon S6000 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at the time. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the Fujifilm A150 and the S6000.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm A150 and S6000 is 95 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading a spec sheet. The visual here might give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the Fujifilm A150 and S6000.

Clearly, the 2 cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit different MP. You can expect the Nikon S6000 to offer you greater detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older Fujifilm A150 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.