| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 12.3 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 2.8 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Canon | Fujifilm |
| Model | PowerShot SX170 16MP DSLR Camera | FinePix X100 12.3MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | PowerShot SX170 | FinePix X100 |
| Model Number | SX170 | - |
| Series | PowerShot | - |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 12.3 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 108 x 71 x 48.9 mm | 6.9 x 11.7 x 9.1 cm |
| Weight | 228 GM | - |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
| Maximum ISO | 1600 ISO | 6400 ISO |
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 200 - 6400 |
| Maximum FPS | - | 10 |
| Sensor Technology | - | CMOS |
| lens features |
| Focal Length | 5.0 - 80.0 mm 35 mm Equivalent to 28 - 448 mm | - |
| Optical Zoom | 16x | 1x |
| Aperture Range | F3.5 - F8.0 W, F5.9 - F8.0 T | F2-F16 1/3EV step controlled with 9-blade aperture diaphragm |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| Color Filter | - | Primary RGB Color Filter |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot | - |
| White Balancing | - | Automatic scene recognition, PresetFine, Shade, Fluorescent light Daylight, Fluorescent light Warm White, Fluorescent light Cool White, Incandescent light, underwater, Custom, Color temperature selection |
| Other Focus Features | - | TTL contrast AF |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/3200 sec | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Yes, 0.8 fps P Mode, 3.2 fps Low Light Mode | Yes, up to 10 /JPEG, Up to 8 /RAW or RAW, 5 / 3 fps selectable |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off | Red-eye removal OFF Auto, Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Slow Synchro, Red-eye removal ON Red-eye Reduction Auto, Red-eye Reduction & Forced Flash, Suppressed Flash, Red-eye Reduction & Slow Synchro. |
| Other Flash Features | External Flash EX-series Speedlite | - |
| External Flash | - | Yes |
| image features |
| Aspect Ratio | 169, 32, 43, 11 | 32, 169 |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Image Sizing | 4608 x 3456 L | 4288 x 2848 |
| Still Image Size | 3246 x 2448 Medium 1, 1600 x 1200 Medium 2, 640 x 480 Small | - |
| Slow Motion | Yes | - |
| Image Format | - | JPEG, EXIF 2.3, DCF, DPOF 1.1, RAW, RAW JPEG |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 2.8 inch |
| Display Resolution | 230,000 dots | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 230000 dots | 460000 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| storage and power features |
| Batteries Included | Yes | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Inbuilt Memory | - | 20 MB |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | SD / SDHC / SDXC |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | Yes | - |
| Shooting Modes | M, Av, Tv, P, Live View Control, Auto, SCN, Creative Filters, Discreet, Movie | - |
| Macro Mode | Yes, 1 - 50 cm W | - |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | - | Yes |
| connectivity features |
| USB | - | 2 |
| audio and video features |
| Video Format | - | H.264 MOV with Stereo sound |