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Canon M50 vs Fujifilm A170

Portability
79
Imaging
67
Features
88
Overall
75
Canon EOS M50 front
 
Fujifilm FinePix A170 front
Portability
94
Imaging
32
Features
10
Overall
23

Canon M50 vs Fujifilm A170 Key Specs

Canon M50
(Full Review)
  • 24MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fully Articulated Display
  • ISO 100 - 25600 (Push to 51200)
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • Canon EF-M Mount
  • 390g - 116 x 88 x 59mm
  • Released February 2018
  • New Model is Canon M50 II
Fujifilm A170
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 32-96mm (F3.1-5.6) lens
  • 140g - 93 x 60 x 27mm
  • Revealed July 2009
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Canon M50 vs Fujifilm A170 Overview

The following is a in depth overview of the Canon M50 vs Fujifilm A170, one is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Canon and FujiFilm. There is a crucial difference between the sensor resolutions of the M50 (24MP) and Fujifilm A170 (10MP) and the M50 (APS-C) and Fujifilm A170 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The M50 was manufactured 8 years after the Fujifilm A170 which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Canon M50 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Fujifilm A170 being a Compact camera.

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the M50 grades against the Fujifilm A170 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Canon M50 over the Fujifilm A170

 M50 Fujifilm A170 
RevealedFebruary 2018July 2009Newer by 105 months
Manually focus Very precise focusing
Display typeFully ArticulatedFixed Fully Articulating display
Display sizing3"2.7"Larger display (+0.3")
Display resolution1040k230kClearer display (+810k dot)
Selfie screen Easy selfies
Touch display Easily navigate

Reasons to pick Fujifilm A170 over the Canon M50

 Fujifilm A170 M50 

Common features in the Canon M50 and Fujifilm A170

 M50 Fujifilm A170 

Canon M50 vs Fujifilm A170 Physical Comparison

For those who are looking to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and measurements. The Canon M50 comes with outside measurements of 116mm x 88mm x 59mm (4.6" x 3.5" x 2.3") along with a weight of 390 grams (0.86 lbs) whilst the Fujifilm A170 has proportions of 93mm x 60mm x 27mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Underneath is the front view measurement comparison of the M50 vs the Fujifilm A170.

Canon M50 vs Fujifilm A170 size comparison

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the M50 and Fujifilm A170 is 79 and 94 respectively.

Canon M50 vs Fujifilm A170 top view buttons comparison

Canon M50 vs Fujifilm A170 Sensor Comparison

In many cases, it is very difficult to see the gap between sensor dimensions just by looking at technical specs. The pic below will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the M50 and Fujifilm A170.

As you can tell, both the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The M50 because of its larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Canon M50 will give extra detail due to its extra 14 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics a little more aggressively. The more modern M50 will have an advantage in sensor tech.

Canon M50 vs Fujifilm A170 sensor size comparison

Canon M50 vs Fujifilm A170 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon M50 vs Fujifilm A170 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon M50 Portrait photography features
Fujifilm A170 Portrait photography features
80
has manual focus
decent MP (24MP)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
provides face detect autofocus
delivers RAW files
19
manual focus not available
no manual exposure
cannot use external flash
MP count low (10 megapixels)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Canon M50
Street photography with Fujifilm A170
84
screen can move to multiple angles
built in image stabilization
sensor size is good (APS-C)
delivers RAW files
supports touch to focus
very good ISO range (25,600)
46
fixed screen
no image stabilization
sensor is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Canon M50
Sports photography with Fujifilm A170
75
built in image stabilization
decent MP (24MP)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
provides tracking focus
supports phase detect autofocus
low battery life (235 per charge)
16
max shutter speed is low (1/1,400s)
lack of shutter priority mode
no image stabilization
MP count low (10 megapixels)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
does not have phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Canon M50 Travel photography info
Fujifilm A170 Travel photography info
78
connects via bluetooth
supports touch to focus
decent MP (24MP)
has built in flash
screen is selfie friendly
low battery life (235 shots)
50
has built in flash
missing Timelapse mode
MP count low (10MP)
doesn't have a selfie friendly display
wide angle not great (32mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.1)
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Landscape Comparison

Canon M50 Landscape photography highlights
Fujifilm A170 Landscape photography highlights
79
has manual focus
swap lenses (Canon EF-M mount)
pretty good screen size (3 inch)
built in image stabilization
decent MP (24 megapixels)
sensor size is good (APS-C)
very good ISO range (25,600)
delivers RAW files
low battery life (235 per charge)
22
manual focus not available
cannot change lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not great (32mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.1)
tiny screen (2.7")
no manual exposure
no image stabilization
MP count low (10MP)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
does not have RAW support
missing Timelapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Canon M50
Vlogging with Fujifilm A170
85
screen is selfie friendly
screen is touchscreen
built in image stabilization
provides face detect autofocus
high video quality (3840 x 2160 resolution)
comes with mic port
22
wide angle not great (32mm)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.1)
doesn't have a selfie friendly display
no image stabilization
low res video (640 x 480 resolution)
missing microphone support
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Canon M50 vs Fujifilm A170 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon M50 and Fujifilm A170
 Canon EOS M50Fujifilm FinePix A170
General Information
Company Canon FujiFilm
Model Canon EOS M50 Fujifilm FinePix A170
Type Entry-Level Mirrorless Small Sensor Compact
Released 2018-02-26 2009-07-22
Physical type SLR-style mirrorless Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Digic 8 -
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 22.3 x 14.9mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 332.3mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 24 megapixel 10 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 3:2
Full resolution 6000 x 4000 3664 x 2748
Max native ISO 25600 1600
Max boosted ISO 51200 -
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW pictures
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Autofocus center weighted
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Number of focus points 143 -
Lens
Lens mount Canon EF-M fixed lens
Lens focal range - 32-96mm (3.0x)
Max aperture - f/3.1-5.6
Macro focus distance - 5cm
Total lenses 23 -
Focal length multiplier 1.6 5.8
Screen
Type of display Fully Articulated Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3 inch 2.7 inch
Display resolution 1,040 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Electronic None
Viewfinder resolution 2,360 thousand dots -
Viewfinder coverage 100% -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30 secs 8 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/1400 secs
Continuous shooting rate 10.0 frames per second -
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range 5.00 m (at ISO 100) 3.50 m
Flash options - Auto, On, Off, Slow sync, Red-eye reduction, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash
Hot shoe
AEB
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 3840 x 2160 @ 23.98p / 120 Mbps, MOV, H.264, AAC 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Max video resolution 3840x2160 640x480
Video data format MPEG-4, H.264 Motion JPEG
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB No USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 390 gr (0.86 lbs) 140 gr (0.31 lbs)
Dimensions 116 x 88 x 59mm (4.6" x 3.5" x 2.3") 93 x 60 x 27mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.1")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 235 photographs -
Battery style Built-in -
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 secs, custom) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC slot (UHS-I compatible) SD/SDHC card, Internal
Card slots Single Single
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