Casio EX-100 vs Sony HX350

Lets take a deeper look at the Casio EX-100 and Sony HX350, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by competitors Casio and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the EX-100 (12MP) and HX350 (20MP) and the EX-100 (1/1.7") and HX350 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The EX-100 was brought out 3 years prior to the HX350 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Casio EX-100 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX350 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting into a full comparison, here is a concise view of how the EX-100 matches up versus the HX350 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX350. The entire galleries are provided at Casio EX-100 Gallery & Sony HX350 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera, you need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-100 comes with exterior dimensions of 119mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") and a weight of 389 grams (0.86 lbs) and the Sony HX350 has dimensions of 130mm x 93mm x 103mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 4.1") along with a weight of 652 grams (1.44 lbs).

Take a look at the Casio EX-100 and Sony HX350 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select during that time. Below is a front view sizing comparison of the EX-100 compared to the HX350.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-100 and HX350 is 83 and 62 respectively.

Quite often, it's difficult to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements only by looking through technical specs. The graphic underneath might offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-100 and HX350.

As you can tell, each of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The EX-100 because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony HX350 will render more detail having its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop pics way more aggressively. The older EX-100 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.