Casio EX-100 vs Sony A580

Below is a detailed assessment of the Casio EX-100 vs Sony A580, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Casio and Sony. There is a substantial difference among the sensor resolutions of the EX-100 (12MP) and A580 (16MP) and the EX-100 (1/1.7") and A580 (APS-C) enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The EX-100 was introduced 2 years later than the A580 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras offer different body type with the Casio EX-100 being a Compact camera and the Sony A580 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight into a detailed comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the EX-100 matches up versus the A580 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-100 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A580. The whole galleries are provided at Casio EX-100 Gallery & Sony A580 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera often, you'll have to think about its weight and proportions. The Casio EX-100 has outer measurements of 119mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") with a weight of 389 grams (0.86 lbs) whilst the Sony A580 has measurements of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") along with a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are working with at that moment. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the EX-100 versus the A580.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the EX-100 and A580 is 83 and 64 respectively.

Usually, it is hard to picture the difference in sensor measurements only by checking out specs. The graphic here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-100 and A580.

All in all, both the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The EX-100 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony A580 will produce more detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images a little more aggressively. The more modern EX-100 provides an advantage in sensor tech.