As well as being compared against other compacts, the Fujifilm FinePix JX405 is also often compared to super zooms, travel zooms, entry-level DSLRs and mirrorless. The Fujifilm FinePix JX405's top rivals come from Nikon (such as the Coolpix S4100 and the Coolpix A100) and Fujifilm (such as the FinePix AX650 and the FinePix HS33 EXR)
Generally, compared to other compact competitors the Fujifilm JX405 is older (february 2011 vs january 2013).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Fujifilm JX405 compared to super zoom competitors include: it is significantly smaller (super compact (94×56×23 mm) vs large (131×97×126 mm)), is thinner (0.9" vs 5") and is significantly lighter (130 g vs 687 g).
However, on average it has a significantly narrower wide angle lens (28 mm vs 24 mm), has a slightly smaller screen (2.7" vs 3"), has a slightly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 460k dots), has worse image stabilization (digital vs sensor shift) and doesn't shoot as fast continuously (1.1 fps vs 11 fps).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Fujifilm JX405 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a slightly wider aperture (f/2.6 vs f/3.6), is slightly smaller (super compact (94×56×23 mm) vs compact (106×59×33 mm)), is thinner (0.9" vs 1.3") and is slightly lighter (130 g vs 215 g).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower wide angle lens (28 mm vs 25 mm), has worse image stabilization (digital vs lens), has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS), is older (february 2011 vs january 2015) and has a slower max shutter speed (1/1800 of a second vs 1/3200 of a second).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Fujifilm JX405 compared to entry-level DSLR competitors include: it has image stabilization (digital vs none), is much smaller (super compact (94×56×23 mm) vs professional size (133×100×79 mm)), is thinner (0.9" vs 3.1") and is much lighter (130 g vs 580 g).
However, on average it records lower quality movies (720p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 30fps), has a much smaller screen (2.7" vs 3"), has a much lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 1,040k dots), takes much lower resolution photos (9.7 MP vs 18 MP) and doesn't have a touch screen.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Fujifilm JX405 compared to mirrorless interchangeable-lens competitors include: it has image stabilization (digital vs none) and is thinner (0.9" vs 1.4").
However, on average it records lower quality movies (720p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 24fps), has a much smaller screen (2.7" vs 3"), has a slightly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 460k dots), takes significantly lower resolution photos (9.7 MP vs 19.8 MP) and doesn't record movies in 24p.
