Casio EX-10 vs Sony WX500

Lets take a deeper look at the Casio EX-10 versus Sony WX500, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Casio and Sony. There exists a significant gap among the image resolutions of the EX-10 (12MP) and WX500 (18MP) and the EX-10 (1/1.7") and WX500 (1/2.3") enjoy totally different sensor sizing.

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The EX-10 was revealed 17 months prior to the WX500 making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both of these cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before going straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a quick view of how the EX-10 scores versus the WX500 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-10 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The full galleries are available at Casio EX-10 Gallery and Sony WX500 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry around your camera, you'll need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-10 offers physical measurements of 120mm x 68mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.7" x 1.9") having a weight of 384 grams (0.85 lbs) and the Sony WX500 has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

Check out the Casio EX-10 versus Sony WX500 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the EX-10 compared to the WX500.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-10 and WX500 is 83 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to visualise the contrast in sensor sizes just by going through technical specs. The pic below should give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-10 and WX500.

As you can tell, both cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The EX-10 having a larger sensor will make getting shallower DOF less difficult and the Sony WX500 will produce extra detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics far more aggressively. The more aged EX-10 will be behind in sensor innovation.