Fujifilm JZ100 vs Panasonic ZS40

Below is a comprehensive overview of the Fujifilm JZ100 and Panasonic ZS40, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies FujiFilm and Panasonic. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm JZ100 (14MP) and ZS40 (18MP) but they come with the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The Fujifilm JZ100 was announced 24 months prior to the ZS40 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going in to a more detailed comparison, below is a simple summation of how the Fujifilm JZ100 scores vs the ZS40 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Fujifilm FinePix JZ100 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS40. The whole galleries are provided at Fujifilm JZ100 Gallery and Panasonic ZS40 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera often, you should think about its weight and measurements. The Fujifilm JZ100 offers physical 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 Panasonic ZS40 has proportions of 111mm x 64mm x 34mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 240 grams (0.53 lbs).

Check the Fujifilm JZ100 and Panasonic ZS40 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the Fujifilm JZ100 and the ZS40.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm JZ100 and ZS40 is 95 and 90 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to picture the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading technical specs. The visual here will offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm JZ100 and ZS40.

As you can tell, both cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different MP. You should expect to see the Panasonic ZS40 to offer you greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older Fujifilm JZ100 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.