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Canon 50D vs Casio EX-ZR100

Portability
57
Imaging
52
Features
65
Overall
57
Canon EOS 50D front
 
Casio Exilim EX-ZR100 front
Portability
92
Imaging
35
Features
46
Overall
39

Canon 50D vs Casio EX-ZR100 Key Specs

Canon 50D
(Full Review)
  • 15MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200 (Push to 12800)
  • 1/8000s Max Shutter
  • No Video
  • Canon EF/EF-S Mount
  • 822g - 146 x 108 x 74mm
  • Announced October 2008
  • Succeeded the Canon 40D
  • Later Model is Canon 60D
Casio EX-ZR100
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-300mm (F3.0-5.9) lens
  • 204g - 105 x 59 x 29mm
  • Introduced July 2011
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Canon 50D vs Casio EX-ZR100 Overview

Let's look a little more closely at the Canon 50D versus Casio EX-ZR100, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Canon and Casio. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the 50D (15MP) and EX-ZR100 (12MP) and the 50D (APS-C) and EX-ZR100 (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizing.

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The 50D was unveiled 3 years earlier than the EX-ZR100 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras offer different body type with the Canon 50D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Casio EX-ZR100 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the 50D matches up vs the EX-ZR100 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Canon 50D over the Casio EX-ZR100

 50D EX-ZR100 
Display resolution920k461kClearer display (+459k dot)

Reasons to pick Casio EX-ZR100 over the Canon 50D

 EX-ZR100 50D 
IntroducedJuly 2011October 2008Fresher by 33 months

Common features in the Canon 50D and Casio EX-ZR100

 50D EX-ZR100 
Manually focus Very precise focus
Display typeFixed Fixed Fixed display
Display sizing3"3"Equivalent display measurement
Selfie screen Neither offers selfie screen
Touch display Neither offers Touch display

Canon 50D vs Casio EX-ZR100 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is planning to carry your camera often, you should think about its weight and proportions. The Canon 50D offers external measurements of 146mm x 108mm x 74mm (5.7" x 4.3" x 2.9") accompanied by a weight of 822 grams (1.81 lbs) while the Casio EX-ZR100 has measurements of 105mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 204 grams (0.45 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the 50D vs the EX-ZR100.

Canon 50D vs Casio EX-ZR100 size comparison

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the 50D and EX-ZR100 is 57 and 92 respectively.

Canon 50D vs Casio EX-ZR100 top view buttons comparison

Canon 50D vs Casio EX-ZR100 Sensor Comparison

In many cases, its difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing just by reading through specifications. The visual here may offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the 50D and EX-ZR100.

Plainly, each of the cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The 50D with its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field simpler and the Canon 50D will resolve more detail having an extra 3 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also help you crop pics far more aggressively. The older 50D is going to be behind in sensor tech.

Canon 50D vs Casio EX-ZR100 sensor size comparison

Canon 50D vs Casio EX-ZR100 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon 50D vs Casio EX-ZR100 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon 50D Portrait photography advice
Casio EX-ZR100 Portrait photography advice
71
has manual focus
decent MP (15MP)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
has face detection autofocus
supports RAW files
29
has manual focus
cannot use external flash
low resolution sensor (12MP)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Canon 50D
Street photography with Casio EX-ZR100
57
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
supports RAW files
environment proof
screen is fixed
lack of image stabilization
61
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than average (204 grams)
no moving screen
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Canon 50D
Sports photography with Casio EX-ZR100
61
max shutter speed is good (1/8,000s)
decent MP (15 megapixels)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
environment proof
sensor has phase detect autofocus
lack of image stabilization
bad battery pack (800 shots)
46
incredible zoom range (24-300mm 12.5 x zoom)
fast shooting (40.0 frames/s)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
supports tracking focus
low resolution sensor (12MP)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Canon 50D Travel photography features
Casio EX-ZR100 Travel photography features
57
environment proof
decent MP (15 megapixels)
flash built-in
bad battery pack (800 per charge)
does not have selfie friendly screen
63
lighter than average (204 grams)
flash built-in
rather wide (24mm)
long zoom (300mm)
no Time Lapse mode
low resolution sensor (12 megapixels)
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.0)
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Landscape Comparison

Canon 50D as a Landscape photography camera
Casio EX-ZR100 as a Landscape photography camera
65
has manual focus
swap lenses (Canon EF/EF-S mount)
screen is a decent size (3")
decent MP (15MP)
sensor size is decent (APS-C)
supports RAW files
environment proof
lack of image stabilization
bad battery pack (800 CIPA)
43
has manual focus
rather wide (24mm)
decent sized screen (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.0)
low resolution sensor (12MP)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
no Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Canon 50D Vlogging details
Casio EX-ZR100 Vlogging details
9
no video recording
33
rather wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
great video quality (1920 x 1080 pixels)
lighter than average (204 grams)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.0)
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
no mic socket
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Canon 50D vs Casio EX-ZR100 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon 50D and Casio EX-ZR100
 Canon EOS 50DCasio Exilim EX-ZR100
General Information
Brand Name Canon Casio
Model Canon EOS 50D Casio Exilim EX-ZR100
Category Advanced DSLR Small Sensor Superzoom
Announced 2008-10-30 2011-07-19
Physical type Mid-size SLR Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Digic 4 Exilim Engine HS
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size APS-C 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 22.3 x 14.9mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 332.3mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 15MP 12MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 3:2 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 4752 x 3168 4000 x 3000
Highest native ISO 3200 3200
Highest boosted ISO 12800 -
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Number of focus points 9 -
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mounting type Canon EF/EF-S fixed lens
Lens focal range - 24-300mm (12.5x)
Highest aperture - f/3.0-5.9
Total lenses 326 -
Focal length multiplier 1.6 5.8
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen size 3" 3"
Resolution of screen 920 thousand dots 461 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch capability
Screen technology TFT liquid-crystal color LCD Super Clear TFT color LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder Optical (pentaprism) None
Viewfinder coverage 95% -
Viewfinder magnification 0.6x -
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30 secs 15 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/8000 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shooting rate 6.3 frames per sec 40.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 13.00 m (ISO 100) -
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-eye Auto, On, Off, Red-eye
Hot shoe
AEB
White balance bracketing
Highest flash synchronize 1/250 secs -
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Supported video resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 432 x 320 (30, 240 fps), 224 x 64 (480, 1000 fps)
Highest video resolution None 1920x1080
Video file format - H.264
Mic port
Headphone port
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 822g (1.81 lb) 204g (0.45 lb)
Dimensions 146 x 108 x 74mm (5.7" x 4.3" x 2.9") 105 x 59 x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1")
DXO scores
DXO All around score 63 not tested
DXO Color Depth score 21.8 not tested
DXO Dynamic range score 11.4 not tested
DXO Low light score 696 not tested
Other
Battery life 800 photographs -
Battery type Battery Pack -
Battery model BP-511A -
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 seconds, Triple)
Time lapse feature
Storage type Compact Flash (Type I or II), UDMA SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots One One
Launch cost $996 $300