Canon SX530 HS vs Casio EX-Z29

Let's look much closer at the Canon SX530 HS versus Casio EX-Z29, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Ultracompact by companies Canon and Casio. There is a significant difference among the sensor resolutions of the SX530 HS (16MP) and EX-Z29 (10MP) and the SX530 HS (1/2.3") and EX-Z29 (1/2.5") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The SX530 HS was manufactured 5 years after the EX-Z29 which is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon SX530 HS being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Casio EX-Z29 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting through a complete comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the SX530 HS scores versus the EX-Z29 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SX530 HS and Casio Exilim EX-Z29. The entire galleries are provided at Canon SX530 HS Gallery and Casio EX-Z29 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry around your camera, you will have to consider its weight and volume. The Canon SX530 HS features exterior measurements of 120mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 3.6") and a weight of 442 grams (0.97 lbs) and the Casio EX-Z29 has sizing of 101mm x 57mm x 23mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the SX530 HS compared to the EX-Z29.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the SX530 HS and EX-Z29 is 69 and 95 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to imagine the difference in sensor sizes simply by researching specs. The image here will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the SX530 HS and EX-Z29.

All in all, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The SX530 HS due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Canon SX530 HS will render more detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The newer SX530 HS provides a benefit in sensor innovation.