Fujifilm XF1 vs Nikon S9300

Its time to look closer at the Fujifilm XF1 and Nikon S9300, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies FujiFilm and Nikon. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the Fujifilm XF1 (12MP) and S9300 (16MP) and the Fujifilm XF1 (2/3") and S9300 (1/2.3") use different sensor sizes.

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The Fujifilm XF1 was released 3 months later than the S9300 which means that they are both of a similar generation. Both of the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the Fujifilm XF1 matches up versus the S9300 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Fujifilm XF1 and Nikon Coolpix S9300. The complete galleries are available at Fujifilm XF1 Gallery and Nikon S9300 Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Fujifilm XF1 provides external dimensions of 108mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 255 grams (0.56 lbs) while the Nikon S9300 has dimensions of 109mm x 62mm x 31mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.2") accompanied by a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs).

Look at the Fujifilm XF1 and Nikon S9300 in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at the time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the Fujifilm XF1 versus the S9300.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm XF1 and S9300 is 90 and 91 respectively.

Usually, it's difficult to visualize the difference between sensor measurements only by looking at a spec sheet. The photograph underneath might offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm XF1 and S9300.

As you can see, the two cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm XF1 because of its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Nikon S9300 will resolve more detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images a little more aggressively.