Fujifilm A170 vs Sony WX350

Let's look a little more closely at the Fujifilm A170 vs Sony WX350, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers FujiFilm and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the Fujifilm A170 (10MP) and WX350 (18MP) but they come with the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The Fujifilm A170 was announced 5 years before the WX350 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick overview of how the Fujifilm A170 scores versus the WX350 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Fujifilm FinePix A170 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350. The whole galleries are viewable at Fujifilm A170 Gallery & Sony WX350 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera frequently, you have to consider its weight and size. The Fujifilm A170 comes with exterior dimensions of 93mm x 60mm x 27mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Sony WX350 has specifications of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the Fujifilm A170 against the WX350.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the Fujifilm A170 and WX350 is 94 and 94 respectively.

More often than not, it can be difficult to see the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading through specs. The visual here might give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the Fujifilm A170 and WX350.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements but not the same megapixels. You can expect to see the Sony WX350 to give more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The older Fujifilm A170 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.