Fujifilm A170 vs Fujifilm JZ200

Lets examine more closely at the Fujifilm A170 and Fujifilm JZ200, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras and both of them are designed by FujiFilm. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm A170 (10MP) and Fujifilm JZ200 (16MP) but they possess the same exact sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The Fujifilm A170 was introduced 3 years earlier than the Fujifilm JZ200 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the Fujifilm A170 scores against the Fujifilm JZ200 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Fujifilm FinePix A170 & Fujifilm FinePix JZ200. The whole galleries are available at Fujifilm A170 Gallery & Fujifilm JZ200 Gallery.

When you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and proportions. The Fujifilm A170 features outside dimensions of 93mm x 60mm x 27mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) whilst the Fujifilm JZ200 has measurements of 100mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.9" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 135 grams (0.30 lbs).

Contrast the Fujifilm A170 and Fujifilm JZ200 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you choose at the time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the Fujifilm A170 versus the Fujifilm JZ200.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm A170 and Fujifilm JZ200 is 94 and 95 respectively.

Typically, it is difficult to see the difference between sensor measurements just by looking at a spec sheet. The visual here should give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm A170 and Fujifilm JZ200.

Clearly, both of these cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same resolution. You can count on the Fujifilm JZ200 to resolve extra detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots a little more aggressively. The older Fujifilm A170 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.