| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 16 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Display Type | LCD | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | No | - |
| general |
| Brand | Fujifilm | Canon |
| Model | FinePix S4830 16MP Digital Camera | PowerShot SX170 16MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | FinePix S4830 | PowerShot SX170 |
| Model Number | S4830 | SX170 |
| Series | FinePix | PowerShot |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 16 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 110 x 82 x 74 mm | 108 x 71 x 48.9 mm |
| Weight | 426 GM | 228 GM |
| Maximum Burst | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | HDMI, USB | - |
| Accessory Shoe | No | - |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Sensor Size | 6.17 x 4.55 mm | - |
| Maximum ISO | 6400 ISO | 1600 ISO |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | Zoom | - |
| Focal Length | 4.3-129 mm | 5.0 - 80.0 mm 35 mm Equivalent to 28 - 448 mm |
| Optical Zoom | 30x | 16x |
| Aperture Range | f/3.1-f/5.9 | F3.5 - F8.0 W, F5.9 - F8.0 T |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | No | - |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| White Balancing | Auto, Custom, Fluorescent, Incandescent | - |
| Metering Modes | - | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Aperture priority, Automatic Mode, Full manual, Program Mode, Shutter Speed priority | - |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | No | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/2000-8 sec | 1/3200 sec |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | - | Yes, 0.8 fps P Mode, 3.2 fps Low Light Mode |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | - | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off |
| Other Flash Features | - | External Flash EX-series Speedlite |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG | - |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | Yes |
| HDR Support | No | - |
| Slow Motion | No | Yes |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 169, 32, 43, 11 |
| Image Sizing | - | 4608 x 3456 L |
| Still Image Size | - | 3246 x 2448 Medium 1, 1600 x 1200 Medium 2, 640 x 480 Small |
| display features |
| Display Type | LCD | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 230000 dots | 230,000 dots |
| Touch Screen | No | - |
| LCD Display | Yes | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 230000 dots | 230000 dots |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1280 x 720 |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | Yes | - |
| USB | Yes | - |
| storage and power features |
| Card Type | SD, SDHC, SDXC | - |
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | Lithium ion |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | No | - |
| Video Resolution | 1280x720 Pixels 720p HD,640x480 Pixels VGA,320x240 QVGA | - |
| Video Quality | HD | - |
| Video Format | AVI | - |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | 30fps | - |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | Yes | Yes |
| Drive Modes | Yes Single Shot,Continuous Shot,Self-timer | - |
| Shooting Modes | Beach/Snow, Fireworks, Flower, Indoor, Landscape, Panorama, Party Mode, Portrait, Sports, Sunset, Text | M, Av, Tv, P, Live View Control, Auto, SCN, Creative Filters, Discreet, Movie |
| Macro Mode | - | Yes, 1 - 50 cm W |