Casio EX-100 vs Nikon S6000

Here is a extended assessment of the Casio EX-100 versus Nikon S6000, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Casio and Nikon. The image resolution of the EX-100 (12MP) and the S6000 (14MP) is relatively similar but the EX-100 (1/1.7") and S6000 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor size.

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The EX-100 was released 4 years later than the S6000 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick overview of how the EX-100 scores versus the S6000 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-100 & Nikon Coolpix S6000. The complete galleries are available at Casio EX-100 Gallery & Nikon S6000 Gallery.

When you are going to carry your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and size. The Casio EX-100 offers external measurements of 119mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") with a weight of 389 grams (0.86 lbs) while the Nikon S6000 has specifications of 97mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at that moment. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the EX-100 compared to the S6000.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-100 and S6000 is 83 and 94 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor sizing simply by reading specs. The graphic here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-100 and S6000.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The EX-100 due to its bigger sensor will make getting bokeh simpler and the Nikon S6000 will offer extra detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The newer EX-100 will have an edge in sensor innovation.