Both Fujifilm F600 EXR and Nikon D7000 have 16.0 MP resolution sensors but Fujifilm F600 EXR's sensor is 1/2-inch (6.4 x 4.8 mm ) and Nikon D7000's sensor is APS-C (23.6 x 15.7 mm ).
Since Nikon D7000's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Fujifilm F600 EXR.
Below you can see the F600 EXR and D7000 sensor size comparison.
Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Fujifilm F600 EXR and Nikon D7000 Cameras
As seen above, Nikon D7000 has a 12.1x Larger sensor area than Fujifilm F600 EXR. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
DxOMark is a benchmark that scientifically assesses image quality of camera sensors. It scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Fujifilm F600 EXR and Nikon D7000 sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that D7000 has a better overall score of 80, 40 points higher compared to F600 EXR's score of 40.
Model
Overall
Color Depth
Dynamic Range
Low-light ISO
Fujifilm F600 EXR
40
19.4 bits
10.8 Evs
153 ISO
Nikon D7000
80
23.5 bits
13.9 Evs
1167 ISO
Sensor size sets the circle of confusion, so it drives how much depth of field each
of these bodies gives you at a given aperture. You can calculate it exactly for the
Fujifilm F600 EXR
or the
Nikon D7000 ,
including hyperfocal distance.
One thing to watch when comparing these two: they have different sensor sizes
(1/2-inch versus APS-C),
so compare them at the same framing rather than the same focal length.
Put the same focal length on the smaller sensor and it will show less depth of
field, not more, because it also crops tighter. The calculator shows the
full frame equivalent focal length for each body so you can match the framing.
