Canon SX530 HS vs Casio EX-10

Its time to look much closer at the Canon SX530 HS and Casio EX-10, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Canon and Casio. There is a huge difference between the image resolutions of the SX530 HS (16MP) and EX-10 (12MP) and the SX530 HS (1/2.3") and EX-10 (1/1.7") offer different sensor measurements.

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The SX530 HS was launched 14 months after the EX-10 making them a generation away from each other. The two cameras have different body design with the Canon SX530 HS being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Casio EX-10 being a Compact camera.

Before we go right into a thorough comparison, here is a quick view of how the SX530 HS matches up against the EX-10 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot SX530 HS and Casio Exilim EX-10. The complete galleries are available at Canon SX530 HS Gallery and Casio EX-10 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and size. The Canon SX530 HS has outer dimensions of 120mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 3.6") accompanied by a weight of 442 grams (0.97 lbs) whilst the Casio EX-10 has specifications of 120mm x 68mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.7" x 1.9") having a weight of 384 grams (0.85 lbs).

Check out the Canon SX530 HS and Casio EX-10 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the SX530 HS versus the EX-10.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the SX530 HS and EX-10 is 69 and 83 respectively.

Usually, its tough to visualize the gap between sensor sizes simply by checking technical specs. The image below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SX530 HS and EX-10.

As you have seen, both of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The SX530 HS featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF more challenging and the Canon SX530 HS will resolve more detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will help you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The younger SX530 HS should have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.