Fujifilm JZ100 vs Fujifilm S1 Pro

Here, we are evaluating the Fujifilm JZ100 and Fujifilm S1 Pro, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Pro DSLR and both are designed by FujiFilm. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the Fujifilm JZ100 (14MP) and Fujifilm S1 Pro (3MP) and the Fujifilm JZ100 (1/2.3") and Fujifilm S1 Pro (APS-C) provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The Fujifilm JZ100 was brought out 11 years after the Fujifilm S1 Pro which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Fujifilm JZ100 being a Compact camera and the Fujifilm S1 Pro being a Large SLR camera.

Before diving right into a thorough comparison, here is a simple view of how the Fujifilm JZ100 matches up versus the Fujifilm S1 Pro with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Fujifilm FinePix JZ100 & Fujifilm FinePix S1 Pro. The entire galleries are provided at Fujifilm JZ100 Gallery & Fujifilm S1 Pro Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Fujifilm JZ100 provides outside dimensions of 100mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Fujifilm S1 Pro has sizing of 148mm x 125mm x 80mm (5.8" x 4.9" x 3.1") along with a weight of 820 grams (1.81 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the Fujifilm JZ100 against the Fujifilm S1 Pro.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm JZ100 and Fujifilm S1 Pro is 95 and 56 respectively.

Often, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizes simply by reading through specifications. The image underneath will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm JZ100 and Fujifilm S1 Pro.

To sum up, the 2 cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The Fujifilm JZ100 due to its tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field harder and the Fujifilm JZ100 will give you more detail having its extra 11MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The fresher Fujifilm JZ100 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.