Generally, some of the advantages of the Fujifilm JX205 compared to mirrorless interchangeable-lens competitors include: it has image stabilization (digital vs none), is thinner (0.9" vs 1.3"), is slightly lighter (130 g vs 297 g) and has a built-in flash.
However, on average it has a much smaller screen (2.7" vs 3"), has a much lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 920k dots), takes slightly lower resolution photos (9.7 MP vs 14 MP), doesn't have a screen which flips out and has a slightly smaller sensor (1/2.3" 6.18x4.55mm vs APS-C 23.4x15.6mm).
Sony Alpha NEX-3
3 months newer
$398 (body only)
Significant advantages of the NEX-3 (vs the JX205)
- Much larger screen: 3" vs 2.7"
- Much higher resolution screen: 920k dots vs 230k dots
- Has a flip-out screen
Significant disadvantages of the NEX-3 (vs the JX205)
common strengths of the NEX-3 and JX205
- Fairly small: Compact (117×62×33 mm) vs Super compact (93×55×23 mm)
- Thin: 1.3" vs 0.9"
- Light weight: 297 g vs 130 g