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Fujifilm A150 vs Sony HX90V

Portability
95
Imaging
32
Features
17
Overall
26
Fujifilm FinePix A150 front
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V front
Portability
91
Imaging
42
Features
63
Overall
50

Fujifilm A150 vs Sony HX90V Key Specs

Fujifilm A150
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 36-107mm (F3.1-5.6) lens
  • 130g - 92 x 61 x 22mm
  • Released February 2009
Sony HX90V
(Full Review)
  • 18MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 80 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-720mm (F3.5-6.4) lens
  • 245g - 102 x 58 x 36mm
  • Revealed April 2015
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Fujifilm A150 vs Sony HX90V Overview

Its time to look much closer at the Fujifilm A150 vs Sony HX90V, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands FujiFilm and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the Fujifilm A150 (10MP) and HX90V (18MP) but they feature the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The Fujifilm A150 was manufactured 7 years prior to the HX90V and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a brief overview of how the Fujifilm A150 matches up against the HX90V in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Fujifilm A150 over the Sony HX90V

 Fujifilm A150 HX90V 

Reasons to pick Sony HX90V over the Fujifilm A150

 HX90V Fujifilm A150 
RevealedApril 2015February 2009More recent by 75 months
Manually focus Dial exact focusing
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen resolution921k230kCrisper screen (+691k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies

Common features in the Fujifilm A150 and Sony HX90V

 Fujifilm A150 HX90V 
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen sizing
Touch friendly screen Neither comes with Touch friendly screen

Fujifilm A150 vs Sony HX90V Physical Comparison

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Fujifilm A150 comes with exterior measurements of 92mm x 61mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) and the Sony HX90V has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

Examine the Fujifilm A150 vs Sony HX90V in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the Fujifilm A150 versus the HX90V.

Fujifilm A150 vs Sony HX90V size comparison

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm A150 and HX90V is 95 and 91 respectively.

Fujifilm A150 vs Sony HX90V top view buttons comparison

Fujifilm A150 vs Sony HX90V Sensor Comparison

In many cases, its difficult to visualize the difference between sensor measurements purely by going over a spec sheet. The visual below will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the Fujifilm A150 and HX90V.

Clearly, both the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You can expect the Sony HX90V to offer extra detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older Fujifilm A150 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.

Fujifilm A150 vs Sony HX90V sensor size comparison

Fujifilm A150 vs Sony HX90V Screen and ViewFinder

Fujifilm A150 vs Sony HX90V Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Fujifilm A150 Portrait photography factors
Sony HX90V Portrait photography factors
19
manual focus not available
no manual control
cannot use external flash
low megapixels (10MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
45
has manual focus
decent sensor resolution (18MP)
has face detect focusing
cannot use external flash
sensor is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
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Street Comparison

Fujifilm A150 Street photography highlights
Sony HX90V Street photography highlights
54
lighter than competitors in class (130 grams)
screen does not articulate
does not have image stabilization
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
69
screen tilts
built in image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than others in class (245 grams)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Fujifilm A150
Sports photography with Sony HX90V
16
no shutter priority mode
does not have image stabilization
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect AF
56
great zoom range (24-720mm 30.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (18MP)
has tracking focus
better than average battery (360 CIPA)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
has no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Fujifilm A150 as a Travel photography camera
Sony HX90V as a Travel photography camera
55
lighter than competitors in class (130 grams)
has built in flash
no Timelapse recording
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
screen is not selfie friendly
wide angle not fantastic (36mm)
slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
75
better than average battery (360 shots)
lighter than others in class (245g)
decent sensor resolution (18 megapixels)
has built in flash
display is selfie friendly
really wide (24mm)
very long reach (720mm)
does not have Timelapse mode
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Fujifilm A150 Landscape photography features
Sony HX90V Landscape photography features
26
screen size is decent (3 inches)
manual focus not available
can't change lenses (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not fantastic (36mm)
slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
no manual control
does not have image stabilization
low megapixels (10MP)
sensor size is small (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
no Timelapse recording
53
has manual focus
really wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3")
built in image stabilization (Optical)
decent sensor resolution (18MP)
better than average battery (360 per charge)
can't switch lenses (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
does not have Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Fujifilm A150 Vlogging highlights
Sony HX90V Vlogging highlights
25
lighter than competitors in class (130g)
wide angle not fantastic (36mm)
slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
screen is not selfie friendly
does not have image stabilization
video quality not great (640 x 480 pxls)
no external microphone jack
74
really wide (24mm)
display is selfie friendly
built in image stabilization (Optical)
has face detect focusing
high res video (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lighter than others in class (245g)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
does not have microphone socket
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Fujifilm A150 vs Sony HX90V Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Fujifilm A150 and Sony HX90V
 Fujifilm FinePix A150Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V
General Information
Company FujiFilm Sony
Model type Fujifilm FinePix A150 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V
Class Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Superzoom
Released 2009-02-04 2015-04-14
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip - Bionz X
Sensor type CCD BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixel 18 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 3:2 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 3648 x 2736 4896 x 3672
Highest native ISO 1600 12800
Minimum native ISO 100 80
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection focusing
Contract detection focusing
Phase detection focusing
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 36-107mm (3.0x) 24-720mm (30.0x)
Largest aperture f/3.1-5.6 f/3.5-6.4
Macro focusing distance 5cm 5cm
Focal length multiplier 5.8 5.8
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Tilting
Screen sizing 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of screen 230k dots 921k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 638k dots
Viewfinder coverage - 100 percent
Viewfinder magnification - 0.5x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 8 secs 30 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shooting rate - 10.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash distance 3.90 m 5.40 m (with Auto ISO)
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Slow sync, Red-eye reduction, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash Auto, flash on, slow sync, flash off, rear sync
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60p, 60i, 30p, 24p), 1280 x 720 (30p)
Highest video resolution 640x480 1920x1080
Video file format Motion JPEG AVCHD, XAVC S
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None BuiltIn
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 130g (0.29 pounds) 245g (0.54 pounds)
Dimensions 92 x 61 x 22mm (3.6" x 2.4" x 0.9") 102 x 58 x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 360 images
Battery type - Battery Pack
Battery ID - NP-BX1
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes
Time lapse shooting
Storage type SD/SDHC card, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC, Memory Stick Duo
Card slots Single Single
Launch cost $130 $440