Canon S100 vs Casio EX-FC100

Lets look more in depth at the Canon S100 versus Casio EX-FC100, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by competitors Canon and Casio. There exists a sizeable gap among the resolutions of the S100 (12MP) and EX-FC100 (9MP) and the S100 (1/1.7") and EX-FC100 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizing.

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The S100 was unveiled 2 years later than the EX-FC100 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before we go into a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief summation of how the S100 matches up against the EX-FC100 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot S100 and Casio Exilim EX-FC100. The full galleries are viewable at Canon S100 Gallery and Casio EX-FC100 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Canon S100 offers physical dimensions of 99mm x 60mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs) and the Casio EX-FC100 has measurements of 100mm x 59mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.9") with a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs).

See the Canon S100 versus Casio EX-FC100 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you select at that moment. The following is a front view size comparison of the S100 and the EX-FC100.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S100 and EX-FC100 is 93 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to imagine the difference in sensor measurements just by researching specs. The graphic below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the S100 and EX-FC100.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S100 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF less difficult and the Canon S100 will render more detail having an extra 3MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more recent S100 should have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.