Canon SX410 IS vs Casio EX-Z280

Below, we will be evaluating the Canon SX410 IS versus Casio EX-Z280, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Canon and Casio. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the SX410 IS (20MP) and EX-Z280 (12MP) but they feature the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SX410 IS was announced 5 years later than the EX-Z280 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the SX410 IS scores versus the EX-Z280 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot SX410 IS & Casio Exilim EX-Z280. The whole galleries are available at Canon SX410 IS Gallery & Casio EX-Z280 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Canon SX410 IS provides outside dimensions of 104mm x 69mm x 85mm (4.1" x 2.7" x 3.3") with a weight of 325 grams (0.72 lbs) whilst the Casio EX-Z280 has dimensions of 97mm x 53mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8") with a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the SX410 IS against the EX-Z280.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX410 IS and EX-Z280 is 80 and 96 respectively.

More often than not, it's hard to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements only by going through technical specs. The visual below may provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the SX410 IS and EX-Z280.

As you can tell, each of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different MP. You can count on the Canon SX410 IS to produce greater detail with its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more recent SX410 IS should have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.