Canon 1D MIII vs Casio EX-ZR300

Its time to examine more closely at the Canon 1D MIII vs Casio EX-ZR300, one is a Pro DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Canon and Casio. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the 1D MIII (10MP) and EX-ZR300 (16MP) and the 1D MIII (APS-H) and EX-ZR300 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The 1D MIII was introduced 6 years before the EX-ZR300 which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Canon 1D MIII being a Large SLR camera and the Casio EX-ZR300 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a in depth comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the 1D MIII grades vs the EX-ZR300 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon EOS-1D Mark III and Casio Exilim EX-ZR300. The whole galleries are provided at Canon 1D MIII Gallery and Casio EX-ZR300 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry around your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and size. The Canon 1D MIII provides external dimensions of 156mm x 157mm x 80mm (6.1" x 6.2" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 1335 grams (2.94 lbs) whilst the Casio EX-ZR300 has specifications of 105mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the 1D MIII vs the EX-ZR300.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 1D MIII and EX-ZR300 is 51 and 92 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to visualise the contrast between sensor sizes purely by looking at technical specs. The image here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 1D MIII and EX-ZR300.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The 1D MIII with its larger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF simpler and the Casio EX-ZR300 will give you more detail using its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more aged 1D MIII is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.