Fujifilm JZ100 vs Sony TX5

Its time to look a little more closely at the Fujifilm JZ100 versus Sony TX5, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by companies FujiFilm and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the image resolutions of the Fujifilm JZ100 (14MP) and TX5 (10MP) and the Fujifilm JZ100 (1/2.3") and TX5 (1/2.4") posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The Fujifilm JZ100 was launched 23 months after the TX5 making them a generation away from each other. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Fujifilm JZ100 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX5 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a short summation of how the Fujifilm JZ100 matches up vs the TX5 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Fujifilm FinePix JZ100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5. The complete galleries are provided at Fujifilm JZ100 Gallery & Sony TX5 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera, you're going to have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Fujifilm JZ100 provides external measurements of 100mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 129 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Sony TX5 has dimensions of 94mm x 57mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 148 grams (0.33 lbs).

Analyze the Fujifilm JZ100 versus Sony TX5 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the Fujifilm JZ100 versus the TX5.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm JZ100 and TX5 is 95 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it is very hard to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions only by going over specs. The image below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the Fujifilm JZ100 and TX5.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The Fujifilm JZ100 because of its larger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Fujifilm JZ100 will offer more detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images way more aggressively. The younger Fujifilm JZ100 will have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.