Fujifilm X10 vs Nikon D5500

Following is a complete analysis of the Fujifilm X10 and Nikon D5500, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies FujiFilm and Nikon. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the Fujifilm X10 (12MP) and D5500 (24MP) and the Fujifilm X10 (2/3") and D5500 (APS-C) provide different sensor measurements.

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The Fujifilm X10 was introduced 3 years before the D5500 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Fujifilm X10 being a Compact camera and the Nikon D5500 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the Fujifilm X10 scores versus the D5500 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Fujifilm X10 & Nikon D5500. The whole galleries are provided at Fujifilm X10 Gallery & Nikon D5500 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Fujifilm X10 enjoys external dimensions of 117mm x 70mm x 57mm (4.6" x 2.8" x 2.2") accompanied by a weight of 350 grams (0.77 lbs) whilst the Nikon D5500 has sizing of 124mm x 97mm x 70mm (4.9" x 3.8" x 2.8") having a weight of 420 grams (0.93 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the Fujifilm X10 compared to the D5500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm X10 and D5500 is 83 and 71 respectively.

Sometimes, its tough to visualize the gap in sensor sizes simply by seeing specs. The picture below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Fujifilm X10 and D5500.

All in all, both of these cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The Fujifilm X10 having a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Nikon D5500 will provide extra detail using its extra 12MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs way more aggressively. The more aged Fujifilm X10 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.