Fujifilm A170 vs Fujifilm F600 EXR

The following is a extensive review of the Fujifilm A170 vs Fujifilm F600 EXR, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both offered by FujiFilm. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the Fujifilm A170 (10MP) and Fujifilm F600 EXR (16MP) and the Fujifilm A170 (1/2.3") and Fujifilm F600 EXR (1/2") provide different sensor size.

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The Fujifilm A170 was announced 3 years before the Fujifilm F600 EXR which is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a brief view of how the Fujifilm A170 matches up versus the Fujifilm F600 EXR in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Fujifilm FinePix A170 and Fujifilm FinePix F600 EXR. The whole galleries are viewable at Fujifilm A170 Gallery and Fujifilm F600 EXR Gallery.

If you are looking to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and volume. The Fujifilm A170 comes with external dimensions of 93mm x 60mm x 27mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Fujifilm F600 EXR has sizing of 104mm x 63mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.5" x 1.3") and a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs).

Look at the Fujifilm A170 vs Fujifilm F600 EXR in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you use during that time. Here is a front view dimensions comparison of the Fujifilm A170 and the Fujifilm F600 EXR.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm A170 and Fujifilm F600 EXR is 94 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to picture the difference in sensor dimensions purely by looking through specifications. The picture here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm A170 and Fujifilm F600 EXR.

Plainly, both of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The Fujifilm A170 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Fujifilm F600 EXR will render more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images more aggressively. The more aged Fujifilm A170 will be behind in sensor tech.