Fujifilm A170 vs Nikon S5300

Let's look more closely at the Fujifilm A170 and Nikon S5300, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by competitors FujiFilm and Nikon. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the Fujifilm A170 (10MP) and S5300 (16MP) but they possess the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The Fujifilm A170 was released 5 years before the S5300 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief summary of how the Fujifilm A170 matches up vs the S5300 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Fujifilm FinePix A170 & Nikon Coolpix S5300. The complete galleries are viewable at Fujifilm A170 Gallery & Nikon S5300 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera, you have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Fujifilm A170 provides 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) whilst the Nikon S5300 has proportions of 97mm x 58mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.8") with a weight of 138 grams (0.30 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is the front view proportions comparison of the Fujifilm A170 against the S5300.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm A170 and S5300 is 94 and 95 respectively.

Often, its hard to envision the difference between sensor dimensions just by looking at technical specs. The image below might give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Fujifilm A170 and S5300.

As you can tell, each of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You can count on the Nikon S5300 to give you more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged Fujifilm A170 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.