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Canon 450D vs Casio EX-ZR300

Portability
70
Imaging
50
Features
42
Overall
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Canon EOS 450D front
 
Casio Exilim EX-ZR300 front
Portability
92
Imaging
39
Features
50
Overall
43

Canon 450D vs Casio EX-ZR300 Key Specs

Canon 450D
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • No Video
  • Canon EF/EF-S Mount
  • 524g - 129 x 98 x 62mm
  • Announced May 2008
  • Other Name is EOS Rebel XSi / EOS Kiss X2
  • Superseded the Canon 400D
  • Replacement is Canon 500D
Casio EX-ZR300
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-300mm (F3.0-5.9) lens
  • 205g - 105 x 59 x 29mm
  • Introduced May 2012
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Canon 450D vs Casio EX-ZR300 Overview

Here, we are analyzing the Canon 450D versus Casio EX-ZR300, one is a Entry-Level DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Canon and Casio. There exists a sizeable gap among the image resolutions of the 450D (12MP) and EX-ZR300 (16MP) and the 450D (APS-C) and EX-ZR300 (1/2.3") posses different sensor size.

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The 450D was revealed 5 years earlier than the EX-ZR300 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Canon 450D being a Compact SLR camera and the Casio EX-ZR300 being a Compact camera.

Before getting right into a thorough comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the 450D grades versus the EX-ZR300 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Canon 450D over the Casio EX-ZR300

 450D EX-ZR300 

Reasons to pick Casio EX-ZR300 over the Canon 450D

 EX-ZR300 450D 
IntroducedMay 2012May 2008Newer by 48 months
Display resolution461k230kCrisper display (+231k dot)

Common features in the Canon 450D and Casio EX-ZR300

 450D EX-ZR300 
Manual focus More precise focus
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display size3"3"Same display size
Selfie screen Neither includes selfie screen
Touch friendly display Lack of Touch friendly display

Canon 450D vs Casio EX-ZR300 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is going to travel with your camera often, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Canon 450D features outside measurements of 129mm x 98mm x 62mm (5.1" x 3.9" x 2.4") having a weight of 524 grams (1.16 lbs) while the Casio EX-ZR300 has dimensions of 105mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Below is a front view size comparison of the 450D compared to the EX-ZR300.

Canon 450D vs Casio EX-ZR300 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 450D and EX-ZR300 is 70 and 92 respectively.

Canon 450D vs Casio EX-ZR300 top view buttons comparison

Canon 450D vs Casio EX-ZR300 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, its tough to picture the contrast in sensor dimensions purely by viewing specs. The picture here will offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the 450D and EX-ZR300.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The 450D using its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Casio EX-ZR300 will result in extra detail because of its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics way more aggressively. The more aged 450D will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.

Canon 450D vs Casio EX-ZR300 sensor size comparison

Canon 450D vs Casio EX-ZR300 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon 450D vs Casio EX-ZR300 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Canon 450D
Portrait photography with Casio EX-ZR300
60
focusing manually
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
delivers RAW formats
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
39
focusing manually
MP count good (16MP)
no external flash support
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW format
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Street Comparison

Canon 450D Street photography details
Casio EX-ZR300 Street photography details
58
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
delivers RAW formats
fixed screen
lack of image stabilization
62
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than competitors (205g)
screen does not articulate
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Canon 450D Sports photography highlights
Casio EX-ZR300 Sports photography highlights
50
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
includes tracking focus
supports phase detect autofocus
slow frames per second (4.0 frames per second)
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
55
excellent zoom range (24-300mm 12.5 x zoom)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count good (16MP)
offers tracking autofocus
good battery (500 CIPA)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
no phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Canon 450D Travel photography info
Casio EX-ZR300 Travel photography info
48
has built in flash
doesn't have Timelapse recording
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
display is not selfie friendly
71
good battery (500 per charge)
lighter than competitors (205g)
MP count good (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
quite wide (24mm)
long zoom (300mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse function
display isn't selfie friendly
slow max aperture (f3.0)
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Landscape Comparison

Canon 450D as a Landscape photography camera
Casio EX-ZR300 as a Landscape photography camera
58
focusing manually
interchangeable lenses (Canon EF/EF-S mount)
screen size is good (3")
sensor size is nice (APS-C)
delivers RAW formats
lack of image stabilization
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
doesn't have Timelapse recording
52
focusing manually
quite wide (24mm)
screen size is good (3")
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
MP count good (16 megapixels)
good battery (500 shots)
lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
slow max aperture (f3.0)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW format
doesn't have Time Lapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Canon 450D
Vlogging with Casio EX-ZR300
9
no video shooting
33
quite wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
high quality video (1920 x 1080 pixels)
lighter than competitors (205g)
slow max aperture (f3.0)
display isn't selfie friendly
doesn't have external mic jack
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Canon 450D vs Casio EX-ZR300 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon 450D and Casio EX-ZR300
 Canon EOS 450DCasio Exilim EX-ZR300
General Information
Company Canon Casio
Model Canon EOS 450D Casio Exilim EX-ZR300
Also called EOS Rebel XSi / EOS Kiss X2 -
Category Entry-Level DSLR Small Sensor Superzoom
Announced 2008-05-23 2012-05-22
Body design Compact SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Chip - Exilim Engine HS
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 22.2 x 14.8mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 328.6mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4272 x 2848 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 1600 3200
Minimum native ISO 100 80
RAW data
Autofocusing
Manual focus
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Autofocus selectice
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Live view autofocus
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Number of focus points 9 -
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount Canon EF/EF-S fixed lens
Lens focal range - 24-300mm (12.5x)
Max aperture - f/3.0-5.9
Macro focus range - 1cm
Amount of lenses 326 -
Focal length multiplier 1.6 5.8
Screen
Range of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3 inches 3 inches
Display resolution 230 thousand dot 461 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch function
Display technology - Super Clear TFT color LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentamirror) None
Viewfinder coverage 95% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.55x -
Features
Slowest shutter speed 30 secs 15 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/4000 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shooting speed 4.0 frames/s -
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash range 13.00 m 4.70 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-eye Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye
External flash
AEB
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash sync 1/200 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (15, 30 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 120 fps), 512 x 384 (30, 240 fps), 224 x 160 (480 fps) 224 x 64 (1000 fps)
Highest video resolution None 1920x1080
Video file format - H.264
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless None Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 524g (1.16 pounds) 205g (0.45 pounds)
Physical dimensions 129 x 98 x 62mm (5.1" x 3.9" x 2.4") 105 x 59 x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 61 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 21.9 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 10.8 not tested
DXO Low light score 692 not tested
Other
Battery life - 500 images
Battery format - Battery Pack
Battery model - NP-130
Self timer Yes (2 sec or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 seconds, Triple)
Time lapse recording
Storage media SD/SDHC/MMC card SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage slots 1 1
Retail price $550 $329