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Casio EX-ZR15 vs Fujifilm A170

Portability
93
Imaging
38
Features
43
Overall
40
Casio Exilim EX-ZR15 front
 
Fujifilm FinePix A170 front
Portability
94
Imaging
32
Features
10
Overall
23

Casio EX-ZR15 vs Fujifilm A170 Key Specs

Casio EX-ZR15
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-196mm (F3.0-5.9) lens
  • 176g - 102 x 59 x 27mm
  • Launched January 2012
Fujifilm A170
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 32-96mm (F3.1-5.6) lens
  • 140g - 93 x 60 x 27mm
  • Released July 2009
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Casio EX-ZR15 vs Fujifilm A170 Overview

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Casio EX-ZR15 and Fujifilm A170, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by competitors Casio and FujiFilm. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the EX-ZR15 (16MP) and Fujifilm A170 (10MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The EX-ZR15 was manufactured 2 years after the Fujifilm A170 which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving through a complete comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the EX-ZR15 scores vs the Fujifilm A170 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Casio EX-ZR15 over the Fujifilm A170

 EX-ZR15 Fujifilm A170 
ReleasedJanuary 2012July 2009Newer by 31 months
Manually focus Dial precise focusing
Screen dimension3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution461k230kClearer screen (+231k dot)

Reasons to pick Fujifilm A170 over the Casio EX-ZR15

 Fujifilm A170 EX-ZR15 

Common features in the Casio EX-ZR15 and Fujifilm A170

 EX-ZR15 Fujifilm A170 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Absent selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Absent Touch friendly screen

Casio EX-ZR15 vs Fujifilm A170 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-ZR15 features outside measurements of 102mm x 59mm x 27mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 176 grams (0.39 lbs) whilst the Fujifilm A170 has proportions of 93mm x 60mm x 27mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are using at the time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the EX-ZR15 and the Fujifilm A170.

Casio EX-ZR15 vs Fujifilm A170 size comparison

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the EX-ZR15 and Fujifilm A170 is 93 and 94 respectively.

Casio EX-ZR15 vs Fujifilm A170 top view buttons comparison

Casio EX-ZR15 vs Fujifilm A170 Sensor Comparison

Often, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor dimensions just by reading through a spec sheet. The image underneath will offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-ZR15 and Fujifilm A170.

As you can see, both of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You can count on the Casio EX-ZR15 to resolve greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs much more aggressively. The more modern EX-ZR15 should have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.

Casio EX-ZR15 vs Fujifilm A170 sensor size comparison

Casio EX-ZR15 vs Fujifilm A170 Screen and ViewFinder

Casio EX-ZR15 vs Fujifilm A170 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
Photography Glossary

Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Casio EX-ZR15 as a Portrait photography camera
Fujifilm A170 as a Portrait photography camera
39
focusing manually
decent MP (16MP)
has face detection focus
manual mode not possible
external flash not possible
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
19
lack of manual focus
lack of manual mode
cannot use external flash
low megapixels (10MP)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Street Comparison

Casio EX-ZR15 as a Street photography camera
Fujifilm A170 as a Street photography camera
56
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
screen does not articulate
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
46
fixed screen
does not have image stabilization
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Casio EX-ZR15
Sports photography with Fujifilm A170
44
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
decent MP (16MP)
has tracking autofocus
great battery power (325 per charge)
max frames per second very slow (3.0 frames/s)
no shutter priority mode
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no phase detect auto focus
16
maximum shutter speed is a little low (1/1,400s)
no shutter priority mode
does not have image stabilization
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Casio EX-ZR15 as a Travel photography camera
Fujifilm A170 as a Travel photography camera
67
great battery power (325 shots)
decent MP (16MP)
built-in flash
really wide (28mm)
does not have Time Lapse recording
screen is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.0)
50
has built in flash
no Timelapse function
low megapixels (10 megapixels)
display isn't selfie friendly
wide angle not good (32mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
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Landscape Comparison

Casio EX-ZR15 Landscape photography highlights
Fujifilm A170 Landscape photography highlights
49
focusing manually
really wide (28mm)
decent sized screen (3")
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
decent MP (16MP)
great battery power (325 shots)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.0)
manual mode not possible
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
has no RAW format
does not have Time Lapse recording
22
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not good (32mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
screen is somewhat small (2.7 inches)
lack of manual mode
does not have image stabilization
low megapixels (10MP)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
no Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Casio EX-ZR15 Vlogging details
Fujifilm A170 Vlogging details
33
really wide (28mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
has face detection focus
video resolution high (1920 x 1080 pixels)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.0)
screen is not selfie friendly
does not have external mic jack
22
wide angle not good (32mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
display isn't selfie friendly
does not have image stabilization
low quality video (640 x 480 pixels)
no external microphone socket
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Casio EX-ZR15 vs Fujifilm A170 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Casio EX-ZR15 and Fujifilm A170
 Casio Exilim EX-ZR15Fujifilm FinePix A170
General Information
Make Casio FujiFilm
Model Casio Exilim EX-ZR15 Fujifilm FinePix A170
Class Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Compact
Launched 2012-01-09 2009-07-22
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Chip Exilim Engine 5.0 -
Sensor type CMOS CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 16 megapixel 10 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3 and 3:2
Highest Possible resolution 4608 x 3456 3664 x 2748
Maximum native ISO 3200 1600
Min native ISO 80 100
RAW files
Autofocusing
Manual focus
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
Tracking AF
Selective AF
AF center weighted
AF multi area
AF live view
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-196mm (7.0x) 32-96mm (3.0x)
Max aperture f/3.0-5.9 f/3.1-5.6
Macro focus range 2cm 5cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display sizing 3" 2.7"
Resolution of display 461 thousand dots 230 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Display tech Super Clear TFT color LCD -
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Minimum shutter speed 4 secs 8 secs
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/1400 secs
Continuous shutter rate 3.0 frames per second -
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Set WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 5.20 m 3.50 m
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye Auto, On, Off, Slow sync, Red-eye reduction, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 120 fps), 512 x 384 (30, 240 fps), 224 x 160 (480 fps) 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 1920x1080 640x480
Video format MPEG-4, H.264 Motion JPEG
Microphone port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 176 gr (0.39 lb) 140 gr (0.31 lb)
Dimensions 102 x 59 x 27mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") 93 x 60 x 27mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.1")
DXO scores
DXO Overall 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 325 photographs -
Style of battery Battery Pack -
Battery model NP-110 -
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 seconds, custom) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC card, Internal
Card slots One One
Retail price $249 $80