Casio EX-100 vs Sony QX30

Here, we are evaluating the Casio EX-100 vs Sony QX30, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Lens-style by manufacturers Casio and Sony. There is a huge difference among the resolutions of the EX-100 (12MP) and QX30 (20MP) and the EX-100 (1/1.7") and QX30 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The EX-100 was announced 6 months before the QX30 so they are of a similar generation. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Casio EX-100 being a Compact camera and the Sony QX30 being a Lens-style camera.

Before getting right into a detailed comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the EX-100 scores against the QX30 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-100 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-QX30. The whole galleries are provided at Casio EX-100 Gallery and Sony QX30 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-100 comes with outside measurements of 119mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") and a weight of 389 grams (0.86 lbs) while the Sony QX30 has proportions of 68mm x 65mm x 58mm (2.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") and a weight of 193 grams (0.43 lbs).

Check the Casio EX-100 vs Sony QX30 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you use at that time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the EX-100 vs the QX30.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the EX-100 and QX30 is 83 and 91 respectively.

Often, its hard to visualise the difference in sensor sizes merely by looking through technical specs. The picture underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-100 and QX30.

As you can tell, both of these cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The EX-100 with its larger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony QX30 will render extra detail with its extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics way more aggressively.