Fujifilm A170 vs Fujifilm S3 Pro

Following is a thorough analysis of the Fujifilm A170 versus Fujifilm S3 Pro, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Pro DSLR and both of them are designed by FujiFilm. There exists a sizeable gap among the image resolutions of the Fujifilm A170 (10MP) and Fujifilm S3 Pro (6MP) and the Fujifilm A170 (1/2.3") and Fujifilm S3 Pro (APS-C) use totally different sensor size.

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The Fujifilm A170 was brought out 4 years after the Fujifilm S3 Pro which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Fujifilm A170 being a Compact camera and the Fujifilm S3 Pro being a Large SLR camera.

Before delving through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief view of how the Fujifilm A170 grades against the Fujifilm S3 Pro with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Fujifilm FinePix A170 and Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro. The entire galleries are available at Fujifilm A170 Gallery and Fujifilm S3 Pro Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera, you have to consider its weight and volume. The Fujifilm A170 features physical dimensions of 93mm x 60mm x 27mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Fujifilm S3 Pro has sizing of 148mm x 135mm x 80mm (5.8" x 5.3" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 930 grams (2.05 lbs).

Check out the Fujifilm A170 versus Fujifilm S3 Pro in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the Fujifilm A170 and the Fujifilm S3 Pro.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm A170 and Fujifilm S3 Pro is 94 and 54 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor sizes merely by viewing specs. The picture here should give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm A170 and Fujifilm S3 Pro.

As you can plainly see, both cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The Fujifilm A170 because of its smaller sensor will make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Fujifilm A170 will render extra detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The newer Fujifilm A170 is going to have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.