Casio EX-100 vs Nikon W300

Here, we will be evaluating the Casio EX-100 versus Nikon W300, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Waterproof by manufacturers Casio and Nikon. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the EX-100 (12MP) and W300 (16MP) and the EX-100 (1/1.7") and W300 (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor size.

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The EX-100 was manufactured 4 years before the W300 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before we go right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief view of how the EX-100 grades vs the W300 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-100 & Nikon Coolpix W300. The entire galleries are available at Casio EX-100 Gallery & Nikon W300 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-100 has got outside dimensions of 119mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 389 grams (0.86 lbs) while the Nikon W300 has dimensions of 112mm x 66mm x 29mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.1") with a weight of 231 grams (0.51 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Here is a front view size comparison of the EX-100 compared to the W300.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the EX-100 and W300 is 83 and 91 respectively.

Sometimes, it's tough to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements purely by looking at technical specs. The graphic here will give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-100 and W300.

As you can tell, both cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The EX-100 featuring a bigger sensor will make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Nikon W300 will give you greater detail due to its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also help you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older EX-100 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.