Fujifilm J30 vs Samsung NX1000

Lets look a little more closely at the Fujifilm J30 and Samsung NX1000, one is a Ultracompact and the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals FujiFilm and Samsung. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the Fujifilm J30 (12MP) and NX1000 (20MP) and the Fujifilm J30 (1/2.3") and NX1000 (APS-C) posses different sensor size.

Photobucket discusses licensing 13 billion images with AI firms

The Fujifilm J30 was unveiled 3 years earlier than the NX1000 which is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Fujifilm J30 being a Ultracompact camera and the Samsung NX1000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting into a thorough comparison, here is a short summation of how the Fujifilm J30 matches up vs the NX1000 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Fujifilm FinePix J30 and Samsung NX1000. The full galleries are provided at Fujifilm J30 Gallery and Samsung NX1000 Gallery.

When you are looking to travel with your camera often, you'll have to consider its weight and proportions. The Fujifilm J30 enjoys outer dimensions of 92mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs) and the Samsung NX1000 has measurements of 114mm x 63mm x 37mm (4.5" x 2.5" x 1.5") and a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs).

See the Fujifilm J30 and Samsung NX1000 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have during that time. The following is a front view sizing comparison of the Fujifilm J30 versus the NX1000.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm J30 and NX1000 is 96 and 90 respectively.

Typically, its hard to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions just by reading technical specs. The picture here will give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Fujifilm J30 and NX1000.

As you can tell, both of those cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The Fujifilm J30 with its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more difficult and the Samsung NX1000 will offer you more detail having an extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more aged Fujifilm J30 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.