Casio EX-10 vs Sony A100

Let's take a closer look at the Casio EX-10 and Sony A100, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Casio and Sony. The image resolution of the EX-10 (12MP) and the A100 (10MP) is fairly similar but the EX-10 (1/1.7") and A100 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The EX-10 was announced 7 years after the A100 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony A100 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going through a in depth comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the EX-10 scores versus the A100 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-10 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A100. The whole galleries are viewable at Casio EX-10 Gallery & Sony A100 Gallery.

In case you're looking to travel with your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-10 comes with outer dimensions of 120mm x 68mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.7" x 1.9") accompanied by a weight of 384 grams (0.85 lbs) and the Sony A100 has dimensions of 133mm x 95mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.7" x 2.8") and a weight of 638 grams (1.41 lbs).

Compare the Casio EX-10 and Sony A100 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have at the time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the EX-10 compared to the A100.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-10 and A100 is 83 and 64 respectively.

Typically, its hard to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by reviewing technical specs. The picture below will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-10 and A100.

As you have seen, each of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The EX-10 having a tinier sensor will make getting shallower DOF more challenging and the Casio EX-10 will deliver extra detail with its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images much more aggressively. The more recent EX-10 will have an advantage in sensor technology.