As well as being compared against other compacts, the Fujifilm FinePix JX205 is also often compared to ultra compacts and mirrorless. The Fujifilm FinePix JX205's top rivals come from Sony (such as the Alpha NEX-3 and the Cyber-shot DSC-W350) and Nikon (such as the Coolpix S02)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Fujifilm JX205 compared to other compact competitors include: it is newer (february 2010 vs july 2008) and is slightly lighter (130 g vs 178 g).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.6 vs f/2.8), 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 DigitalLens) and doesn't have a touch screen.
Generally, compared to ultra compact competitors the Fujifilm JX205 has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.6 vs f/2.7), has a slightly narrower wide angle lens (28 mm vs 26 mm), is slightly larger (super compact (93×55×23 mm) vs ultra compact (77×51×18 mm)), has worse image stabilization (digital vs lens) and doesn't have a touch screen.
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).
