Casio EX-10 vs Sony W800

Lets examine more closely at the Casio EX-10 vs Sony W800, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by competitors Casio and Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the EX-10 (12MP) and W800 (20MP) and the EX-10 (1/1.7") and W800 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The EX-10 was announced 3 months prior to the W800 and they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a in-depth comparison, below is a short summation of how the EX-10 scores vs the W800 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800. The whole galleries are available at Casio EX-10 Gallery & Sony W800 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Casio EX-10 features physical dimensions of 120mm x 68mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.7" x 1.9") along with a weight of 384 grams (0.85 lbs) while the Sony W800 has measurements of 97mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

Examine the Casio EX-10 vs Sony W800 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is the front view size comparison of the EX-10 and the W800.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the EX-10 and W800 is 83 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to envision the gap between sensor sizing only by going over technical specs. The visual below will provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-10 and W800.

As you can tell, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The EX-10 having a larger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Sony W800 will offer extra detail with its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos somewhat more aggressively.