Fujifilm A170 vs Olympus XZ-2 iHS

Its time to look more closely at the Fujifilm A170 vs Olympus XZ-2 iHS, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by competitors FujiFilm and Olympus. The sensor resolution of the Fujifilm A170 (10MP) and the XZ-2 iHS (12MP) is very comparable but the Fujifilm A170 (1/2.3") and XZ-2 iHS (1/1.7") posses different sensor measurements.

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The Fujifilm A170 was launched 4 years earlier than the XZ-2 iHS and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before delving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a simple view of how the Fujifilm A170 matches up against the XZ-2 iHS with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Fujifilm FinePix A170 and Olympus XZ-2 iHS. The complete galleries are provided at Fujifilm A170 Gallery and Olympus XZ-2 iHS Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Fujifilm A170 enjoys outer 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) whilst the Olympus XZ-2 iHS has measurements of 113mm x 65mm x 48mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.9") and a weight of 346 grams (0.76 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilising at that time. The following is a front view physical size comparison of the Fujifilm A170 and the XZ-2 iHS.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the Fujifilm A170 and XZ-2 iHS is 94 and 85 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to imagine the difference in sensor measurements simply by checking out specs. The visual below will help offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the Fujifilm A170 and XZ-2 iHS.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The Fujifilm A170 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field tougher and the Olympus XZ-2 iHS will show extra detail utilizing its extra 2MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older Fujifilm A170 will be disadvantaged in sensor technology.