Casio EX-10 vs Sony A65

Let's look a little more closely at the Casio EX-10 vs Sony A65, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by brands Casio and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the sensor resolutions of the EX-10 (12MP) and A65 (24MP) and the EX-10 (1/1.7") and A65 (APS-C) come with different sensor sizes.

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The EX-10 was brought out 2 years later than the A65 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-10 being a Compact camera and the Sony A65 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go in to a detailed comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the EX-10 grades against the A65 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-10 & Sony SLT-A65. The entire galleries are viewable at Casio EX-10 Gallery & Sony A65 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-10 offers outer measurements of 120mm x 68mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.7" x 1.9") and a weight of 384 grams (0.85 lbs) while the Sony A65 has dimensions of 132mm x 97mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.8" x 3.2") along with a weight of 622 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have attached at the time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the EX-10 versus the A65.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the EX-10 and A65 is 83 and 64 respectively.

Oftentimes, it's hard to picture the contrast between sensor measurements simply by checking technical specs. The graphic here might provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-10 and A65.

As you have seen, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The EX-10 due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF tougher and the Sony A65 will give you greater detail having its extra 12MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The more modern EX-10 should have an edge in sensor innovation.