Casio EX-10 vs Sony HX90V

Below is a detailed overview of the Casio EX-10 versus Sony HX90V, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Casio and Sony. There exists a huge gap between the sensor resolutions of the EX-10 (12MP) and HX90V (18MP) and the EX-10 (1/1.7") and HX90V (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The EX-10 was released 17 months earlier than the HX90V which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving in to a thorough comparison, below is a short introduction of how the EX-10 scores against the HX90V for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-10 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V. The complete galleries are viewable at Casio EX-10 Gallery and Sony HX90V Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you need to factor in its weight and size. The Casio EX-10 offers outside measurements of 120mm x 68mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.7" x 1.9") with a weight of 384 grams (0.85 lbs) and the Sony HX90V has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") and a weight of 245 grams (0.54 lbs).

Look at the Casio EX-10 versus Sony HX90V in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have at that moment. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the EX-10 and the HX90V.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-10 and HX90V is 83 and 91 respectively.

More often than not, it's difficult to imagine the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading through a spec sheet. The visual underneath will offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-10 and HX90V.

As you can see, each of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The EX-10 due to its bigger sensor is going to make getting bokeh easier and the Sony HX90V will give you more detail as a result of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older EX-10 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.