Size and weight is a big decision factor when you are trying to find the ideal camera for your needs.
In this section, We are going to illustrate Sony A7S and Fujifilm X100 side-by-side from the front, back and top in their relative dimensions. Sony A7S has external dimensions of 127 x 94 x 48 mm (5 x 3.7 x 1.89″) and weighs 489 g (1.08 lb / 17.25 oz) (including batteries). Fujifilm X100 has external dimensions of 126 x 75 x 54 mm (4.96 x 2.95 x 2.13″) and weighs 445 g (0.98 lb / 15.70 oz) (including batteries).
Below you can see the front view size comparison of Sony A7S and Fujifilm X100. Fujifilm X100 is 1mm narrower and 19mm shorter than Sony A7S but it is also 6mm thicker. As you can tell, actually this is not a fair size comparison since Fujifilm X100 has a built-in lens but Sony A7S doesn't. Once you put a lens on A7S, its thickness will increase significantly.
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Comparison image of Sony A7S and Fujifilm X100 Size, Weight and External Dimensions - Front View
Here is the back view size comparison of Sony A7S and Fujifilm X100.
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Comparison image of Sony A7S and Fujifilm X100 Size and Weight - Back View
Now lets look at the top view comparison of Sony A7S and Fujifilm X100.
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Top View Comparison image of Sony A7S and Fujifilm X100 Size
Weight is another important factor especially when deciding on a camera that you want to carry with you all day.
Fujifilm X100 is 44g lighter than the Sony A7S but we don't think this will make a significant difference.
Again, this comparison may not be very useful in real life as we are comparing the weight of a camera with a built-in lens to the body-only weight of an interchangeable lens camera. Once you put a lens on A7S, the total kit will weigh much higher.
Weather Sealing
With its weather sealed body, we believe that A7S has a big advantage over X100 which doesn't provide any kind of environmental sealing.
LCD Screen Size and Features
Sony A7S's 3 LCD screen is slightly larger than Fujifilm X100's 2.8" screen.
In addition to the size advantage, Sony A7S LCD screen also has a
Tilting feature where you can change the angle of the screen to make it easier to shoot from waist or over the head levels. On the other hand, Fujifilm X100 has a fixed type screen which provides less flexibility in shooting positions compared to A7S.
Both Sony A7S and Fujifilm X100 have 12.0 MP resolution sensors but Sony A7S's sensor is Full frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm ) and Fujifilm X100's sensor is APS-C (23.6 x 15.8 mm ).
Since Sony A7S'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 X100.
One other difference between these two cameras that is worth mentioning is that Fujifilm X100's sensor doesn't have an anti-alias (Low-Pass) filter. Removing anti-alias filter increases the sharpness and level of detail but at the same time, it increases the chance of moire occurring in certain scenes.
Below you can see the A7S and X100 sensor size comparison.
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Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Sony A7S and Fujifilm X100 Cameras
As seen above, Sony A7S has a 2.3x Larger sensor area than Fujifilm X100. 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 Sony A7S and Fujifilm X100 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, A7S has scored 87, 14 points higher than X100.
| Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
|
Sony A7S |
87 |
23.9 bits |
13.2 Evs |
3702 ISO |
|
Fujifilm X100 |
73 |
22.9 bits |
12.4 Evs |
1001 ISO |
In this section, we rank and compare Sony A7S and Fujifilm X100 for five different photography types in order to make your decision process easier in case you are specifically interested in one or more of these areas.
Sony A7S for Portrait Photography
Fujifilm X100 for Portrait Photography
Large Full frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm) sensor
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
Average Resolution Sensor: 12.0MP
No Image Stabilization
Read the details
Large APS-C (23.6 x 15.8 mm) sensor
External Flash Shoe
Electronic and Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Average Resolution Sensor: 12.0MP
No Image Stabilization
Not so good Ergonomics&Handling
Read the details
Sony A7S for Street Photography
Fujifilm X100 for Street Photography
Large Full frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm) sensor
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Live-view
Face-Detection Focusing
Tilting LCD Screen
Medium sized Body
No Image Stabilization
Read the details
Large APS-C (23.6 x 15.8 mm) sensor
Electronic and Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Small Body
Live-view
Fast Lens at Wide: f2.00
No Image Stabilization
35 mm - Poor Wide Angle Coverage
Read the details
Sony A7S for Sports Photography
Fujifilm X100 for Sports Photography
Electronic Built-in Viewfinder
Good Ergonomics&Handling
Environmental Sealings
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/8000s
25 Focus Points
Good Low Light ISO
Wireless Connection
Average Continuous Shooting: 5.0fps
No Image Stabilization
Read the details
External Flash Shoe
Electronic and Optical Built-in Viewfinder
Fast Max shutter speed: 1/4000s
49 Focus Points
Good Low Light ISO
Average Continuous Shooting: 5.0fps
No Image Stabilization
Not so good Ergonomics&Handling
Environmental Sealings
35 mm Tele Lens
Read the details
Sony A7S for Daily Photography
Fujifilm X100 for Daily Photography
Large Full frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm) sensor
Environmental Sealings
Medium size Body
489g
Body Thickness 48mm
Read the details
Large APS-C (23.6 x 15.8 mm) sensor
Compact Body
445g
Body Thickness 54mm
Read the details
Sony A7S for Landscape Photography
Fujifilm X100 for Landscape Photography
Large Full frame (35.8 x 23.9 mm) sensor
Environmental Sealings
Live-view
Average Resolution Sensor: 12.0MP
Read the details
Large APS-C (23.6 x 15.8 mm) sensor
Average Resolution Sensor: 12.0MP
No Environmental Sealings
35 mm - Poor Wide Angle Coverage
Read the details
You may have already made your decision about which camera suits better for your needs and your budget so far but in case you wonder how we rated Sony A7S and Fujifilm X100, below you can find their scores in five different aspects.
Our Decision Algorithm dynamically scores cameras using 63 different specs, current price and DxO Mark scores (where possible) in order to make a more objective and consistent comparison.
Here is a summary of how Sony A7S and Fujifilm X100 scores compare:
Sony A7S
Ranked
#39 out of 86 in SLR-style mirrorless cameras
Ranked
#71 out of 1220 in all Cameras
Fujifilm X100
Ranked
#44 out of 61 in Large sensor compact cameras
Ranked
#426 out of 1220 in all Cameras
Sony A7S is the overall winner of this comparison. It has a higher Overall Score and beats Fujifilm X100 in all criteria except one: Portability. But the size difference between these cameras are negligible in real world so it is not a big disadvantage for Sony A7S.
| General |
Sony Alpha A7S |
Fujifilm FinePix X100 |
| Brand |
Sony |
Fujifilm |
| Announced |
2014-04-06 |
2011-05-16 |
| Body Type |
SLR-style mirrorless |
Large sensor compact |
Sensor |
|
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| Type |
CMOS |
CMOS |
| Size |
Full frame |
APS-C |
| Dimensions |
35.8 x 23.9 mm |
23.6 x 15.8 mm |
| Area |
855.62mm2 |
372.88mm2 |
| Megapixels |
12 megapixels |
12 megapixels |
| Max Resolution |
4240 x 2832 |
4288 x 2848 |
| Max Native Light sensitivity |
409,600 ISO |
12,800 ISO |
| Min Native Light sensitivity |
100 ISO |
200 ISO |
| RAW Support |
|
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Autofocus |
|
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| AF Touch |
|
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| AF Continuous |
|
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| AF Single |
|
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| AF Tracking |
|
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| AF Selective |
|
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| AF Center |
|
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| AF Multi Area |
|
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| AF Live View |
|
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| AF Face Detection |
|
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| AF Contrast Detection |
|
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| AF Phase Detection |
|
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| Number of Focus Points |
25 |
49 |
Lens |
|
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| Manual Focus |
|
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| Lens Mount |
Sony E |
fixed lens |
| Lens Focal Range |
no lens |
35 mm (1×) |
| Max Aperture |
no lens |
F2.0 |
| Macro Focus Range |
no lens |
10cm |
Screen |
|
|
| Type |
Tilting |
Fixed type |
| Size |
3 |
2.8" |
| Resolution |
1,230k dots |
460k dots |
| Touch Screen |
|
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Viewfinder |
|
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| Viewfinder |
Electronic |
Electronic and Optical (tunnel) |
| Viewfinder Resolution |
2,359k dots |
1,440k dots |
| Viewfinder Coverage |
100% |
90% |
| Viewfinder Magnification |
0.71x |
0.5x |
Photography Features |
|
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| Max Mechanical Shutter |
1/8000s |
1/4000s |
| Shutter Priority |
|
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| Aperture Priority |
|
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| Manual Exposure Mode |
|
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| Custom White Balance |
|
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| Image Stabilization |
No |
No |
| Built-in Flash |
|
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| Flash Range |
no built-in flash |
9.00 m |
| External Flash |
|
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| Continuous Shooting |
5.0 fps |
5.0 fps |
| Multi-Segment |
|
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| Average |
|
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| Spot |
|
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| Partial |
|
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| AF-Area |
|
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| Center Weighted |
|
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| AE Bracketing |
|
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| WB Bracketing |
|
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Video Features |
|
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| Max Video Resolution |
3840 x 2160 |
1280 x 720 |
| Video Formats |
MPEG-4, AVCHD, XAVC |
MPEG-4 |
| Microphone Port |
|
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| Headphone Port |
|
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Connectivity |
|
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| Wireless Connectivity |
Built-In |
None |
| HDMI |
|
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Physical |
|
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| Environmental Sealing |
|
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| Weight |
489g |
445g |
| Dimensions |
127 x 94 x 48mm |
126 x 75 x 54mm |
| Battery Life |
360 shots |
300 shots |
Other Features |
|
|
| Timelapse Recording |
With Downloadable App |
|
| GPS |
None |
None |
DxO Sensor Scores |
|
|
| DxO Overall Score |
87 |
73 |
| DxO Color Depth |
23.9 |
22.9 |
| DxO Dynamic Range |
13.2 |
12.4 |
| DxO Low Light ISO |
3702 |
1001 |
|
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