Fujifilm XF1 vs Sony WX300

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Fujifilm XF1 and Sony WX300, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers FujiFilm and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the Fujifilm XF1 (12MP) and WX300 (18MP) and the Fujifilm XF1 (2/3") and WX300 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The Fujifilm XF1 was manufactured 5 months earlier than the WX300 and they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving straight into a in depth comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the Fujifilm XF1 matches up vs the WX300 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm XF1 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The entire galleries are available at Fujifilm XF1 Gallery & Sony WX300 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you'll need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Fujifilm XF1 offers outer measurements of 108mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") having a weight of 255 grams (0.56 lbs) while the Sony WX300 has proportions of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") along with a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

Examine the Fujifilm XF1 and Sony WX300 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at that moment. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the Fujifilm XF1 against the WX300.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the Fujifilm XF1 and WX300 is 90 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualise the difference in sensor measurements only by checking out specifications. The visual underneath might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the Fujifilm XF1 and WX300.

To sum up, both of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm XF1 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field less difficult and the Sony WX300 will produce greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively.