Canon SX150 IS vs Casio EX-Z270

Lets look a little more in depth at the Canon SX150 IS vs Casio EX-Z270, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact by companies Canon and Casio. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the SX150 IS (14MP) and EX-Z270 (10MP) and the SX150 IS (1/2.3") and EX-Z270 (1/2.5") come with different sensor measurements.

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The SX150 IS was brought out 3 years after the EX-Z270 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Canon SX150 IS being a Compact camera and the Casio EX-Z270 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief summation of how the SX150 IS grades vs the EX-Z270 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot SX150 IS & Casio Exilim EX-Z270. The entire galleries are provided at Canon SX150 IS Gallery & Casio EX-Z270 Gallery.

If you're going to carry around your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Canon SX150 IS has outer dimensions of 113mm x 73mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.9" x 1.8") having a weight of 306 grams (0.67 lbs) while the Casio EX-Z270 has proportions of 97mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at the time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the SX150 IS vs the EX-Z270.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the SX150 IS and EX-Z270 is 86 and 96 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to imagine the difference in sensor sizes merely by viewing specs. The image below may offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the SX150 IS and EX-Z270.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The SX150 IS because of its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Canon SX150 IS will result in more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The more recent SX150 IS should have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.