Fujifilm JZ100 vs Olympus E-420

The following is a complete assessment of the Fujifilm JZ100 and Olympus E-420, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies FujiFilm and Olympus. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm JZ100 (14MP) and E-420 (10MP) and the Fujifilm JZ100 (1/2.3") and E-420 (Four Thirds) posses different sensor measurements.

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The Fujifilm JZ100 was launched 3 years after the E-420 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Fujifilm JZ100 being a Compact camera and the Olympus E-420 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go into a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise introduction of how the Fujifilm JZ100 scores versus the E-420 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Fujifilm FinePix JZ100 and Olympus E-420. The complete galleries are provided at Fujifilm JZ100 Gallery and Olympus E-420 Gallery.

If you are aiming to travel with your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Fujifilm JZ100 features exterior measurements of 100mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs) while the Olympus E-420 has sizing of 130mm x 91mm x 53mm (5.1" x 3.6" x 2.1") accompanied by a weight of 426 grams (0.94 lbs).

Take a look at the Fujifilm JZ100 and Olympus E-420 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Underneath is a front view physical size comparison of the Fujifilm JZ100 compared to the E-420.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm JZ100 and E-420 is 95 and 77 respectively.

Sometimes, it's hard to imagine the contrast in sensor dimensions only by checking out a spec sheet. The image underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the Fujifilm JZ100 and E-420.

As you can see, the two cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The Fujifilm JZ100 because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Fujifilm JZ100 will provide extra detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images way more aggressively. The younger Fujifilm JZ100 should have an edge with regard to sensor technology.