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Canon S200 vs Casio EX-Z400

Portability
93
Imaging
36
Features
41
Overall
38
Canon PowerShot S200 front
 
Casio Exilim EX-Z400 front
Portability
95
Imaging
35
Features
25
Overall
31

Canon S200 vs Casio EX-Z400 Key Specs

Canon S200
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 80 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 24-120mm (F2.0-5.9) lens
  • 181g - 100 x 59 x 26mm
  • Announced February 2014
Casio EX-Z400
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-112mm (F2.6-7.0) lens
  • 130g - 95 x 60 x 23mm
  • Announced January 2009
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Canon S200 vs Casio EX-Z400 Overview

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.

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Reasons to pick Canon S200 over the Casio EX-Z400

 S200 EX-Z400 
AnnouncedFebruary 2014January 2009More recent by 63 months
Manually focus Very exact focusing
Screen resolution461k230kCrisper screen (+231k dot)

Reasons to pick Casio EX-Z400 over the Canon S200

 EX-Z400 S200 

Common features in the Canon S200 and Casio EX-Z400

 S200 EX-Z400 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen sizing3"3"Equivalent screen size
Selfie screen Neither offers selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither offers Touch friendly screen

Canon S200 vs Casio EX-Z400 Physical Comparison

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.

Canon S200 vs Casio EX-Z400 size comparison

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

Canon S200 vs Casio EX-Z400 top view buttons comparison

Canon S200 vs Casio EX-Z400 Sensor Comparison

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.

Canon S200 vs Casio EX-Z400 sensor size comparison

Canon S200 vs Casio EX-Z400 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon S200 vs Casio EX-Z400 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon S200 Portrait photography advice
Casio EX-Z400 Portrait photography advice
34
manual focus
offers face detection focusing
external flash not possible
low MP (10 megapixels)
tiny sensor (1/1.7")
no RAW format
21
manual focus not available
lack of manual exposure
external flash not possible
low megapixels (12MP)
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Street Comparison

Canon S200 as a Street photography camera
Casio EX-Z400 as a Street photography camera
61
has image stabilization (Optical)
supports focus by touch
screen does not articulate
tiny sensor (1/1.7")
no RAW format
57
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
screen does not articulate
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
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Sports Comparison

Canon S200 Sports photography features
Casio EX-Z400 Sports photography features
32
has image stabilization (Optical)
offers tracking autofocus
painfully slow continuous shooting (2.0 frames per second)
low MP (10 megapixels)
tiny sensor (1/1.7")
bad battery pack (200 shots)
no phase detect AF
25
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
low max shutter speed (1/1,000s)
no shutter priority
low megapixels (12MP)
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Canon S200
Travel photography with Casio EX-Z400
64
supports focus by touch
flash built-in
relatively wide (24mm)
great max aperture (f2.0)
no Time Lapse recording
bad battery pack (200 per charge)
low MP (10MP)
does not posses selfie friendly display
58
has built in flash
decently wide (28mm)
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
low megapixels (12MP)
display isn't selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.6)
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Landscape Comparison

Landscape photography with Canon S200
Landscape photography with Casio EX-Z400
46
manual focus
relatively wide (24mm)
great max aperture (f2.0)
screen size is good (3")
has image stabilization (Optical)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
low MP (10MP)
tiny sensor (1/1.7")
no RAW format
bad battery pack (200 CIPA)
no Time Lapse recording
37
decently wide (28mm)
nice screen size (3")
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
manual focus not available
cannot swap lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.6)
lack of manual exposure
low megapixels (12 megapixels)
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW format
doesn't have Time Lapse recording
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Vlogging Comparison

Canon S200 Vlogging advice
Casio EX-Z400 Vlogging advice
33
relatively wide (24mm)
great max aperture (f2.0)
has image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detection focusing
does not posses selfie friendly display
low quality video (1280 x 720 pixels)
no external mic support
29
decently wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
sluggish maximum aperture (f2.6)
display isn't selfie friendly
video resolution low (1280 x 720 pixels)
doesn't have mic support
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Canon S200 vs Casio EX-Z400 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon S200 and Casio EX-Z400
 Canon PowerShot S200Casio Exilim EX-Z400
General Information
Company Canon Casio
Model Canon PowerShot S200 Casio Exilim EX-Z400
Category Small Sensor Compact Ultracompact
Announced 2014-02-21 2009-01-08
Physical type Compact Ultracompact
Sensor Information
Processor Digic 5 -
Sensor type CCD CCD
Sensor size 1/1.7" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 7.44 x 5.58mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 41.5mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10MP 12MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2
Full resolution 3648 x 2736 4000 x 3000
Max native ISO 6400 1600
Min native ISO 80 100
RAW files
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
AF continuous
Single AF
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Number of focus points 9 -
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 24-120mm (5.0x) 28-112mm (4.0x)
Maximum aperture f/2.0-5.9 f/2.6-7.0
Macro focus distance 3cm -
Crop factor 4.8 5.8
Screen
Type of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of display 461k dots 230k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 15s 1/2s
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000s 1/1000s
Continuous shooting rate 2.0fps -
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation Yes -
Custom WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 7.00 m -
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Second Curtain -
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (24 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 1280 x 720 (24 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (15 fps)
Max video resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Video format H.264 Motion JPEG
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) none
GPS Optional None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 181 gr (0.40 lb) 130 gr (0.29 lb)
Dimensions 100 x 59 x 26mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.0") 95 x 60 x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 200 shots -
Style of battery Battery Pack -
Battery model NB-6LH NP-40
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, custom) Yes (10 seconds, 2 seconds, Triple Self-timer)
Time lapse recording
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC SDHC Memory Card, SD Memory Card, Eye-Fi Wireless Card compatible
Card slots Single Single
Retail pricing $293 $0