Canon S200 vs Casio EX-Z400

Let's take a closer look at the Canon S200 and Casio EX-Z400, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Canon and Casio. The sensor resolution of the S200 (10MP) and the EX-Z400 (12MP) is pretty well matched but the S200 (1/1.7") and EX-Z400 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor size.

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The S200 was manufactured 5 years later than the EX-Z400 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Canon S200 being a Compact camera and the Casio EX-Z400 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a short summation of how the S200 scores vs the EX-Z400 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot S200 & Casio Exilim EX-Z400. The entire galleries are viewable at Canon S200 Gallery & Casio EX-Z400 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and proportions. The Canon S200 offers outer dimensions of 100mm x 59mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.0") with a weight of 181 grams (0.40 lbs) while the Casio EX-Z400 has measurements of 95mm x 60mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. Underneath is the front view proportions comparison of the S200 compared to the EX-Z400.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the S200 and EX-Z400 is 93 and 95 respectively.

Generally, it is very tough to envision the difference between sensor measurements purely by looking at specs. The photograph underneath will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the S200 and EX-Z400.

As you can plainly see, both cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The S200 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Casio EX-Z400 will give you more detail due to its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs far more aggressively. The younger S200 will have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.