Both Nikon P340 and Fujifilm X10 have 12.0 MP resolution sensors but Nikon P340's sensor is 1/1.7-inch (7.44 x 5.58 mm ) and Fujifilm X10's sensor is 2/3-inch (8.8 x 6.6 mm ).
Since Fujifilm X10'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 Nikon P340.
Below you can see the P340 and X10 sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Fujifilm X10 has a 1.4x Larger sensor area than Nikon P340. 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
Both Nikon P340 and Fujifilm X10 sensors have been tested by DxoMark. DxoMark 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. Of the two cameras that we are comparing, P340 has scored 54, 4 points higher than X10.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Nikon P340 |
54 |
20.7 bits |
11.9 Evs |
273 ISO |
Fujifilm X10 |
50 |
20.5 bits |
11.3 Evs |
245 ISO |