Casio EX-100 vs Sony NEX-F3

Its time to take a closer look at the Casio EX-100 and Sony NEX-F3, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Casio and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the EX-100 (12MP) and NEX-F3 (16MP) and the EX-100 (1/1.7") and NEX-F3 (APS-C) provide different sensor measurements.

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The EX-100 was introduced 18 months after the NEX-F3 making them a generation away from one another. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-100 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-F3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief summary of how the EX-100 scores against the NEX-F3 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-100 & Sony Alpha NEX-F3. The whole galleries are provided at Casio EX-100 Gallery & Sony NEX-F3 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-100 has physical measurements of 119mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") accompanied by a weight of 389 grams (0.86 lbs) whilst the Sony NEX-F3 has dimensions of 117mm x 67mm x 42mm (4.6" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 314 grams (0.69 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. The following is a front view measurement comparison of the EX-100 vs the NEX-F3.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the EX-100 and NEX-F3 is 83 and 86 respectively.

Normally, its tough to imagine the gap between sensor sizes only by reading specs. The image underneath will offer you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-100 and NEX-F3.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The EX-100 with its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field harder and the Sony NEX-F3 will deliver greater detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more modern EX-100 should have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.