Casio EX-100 vs Sony TX7

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Casio EX-100 and Sony TX7, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Casio and Sony. The resolution of the EX-100 (12MP) and the TX7 (10MP) is pretty comparable but the EX-100 (1/1.7") and TX7 (1/2.4") provide different sensor sizes.

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The EX-100 was unveiled 4 years after the TX7 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Casio EX-100 being a Compact camera and the Sony TX7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going into a complete comparison, here is a quick summary of how the EX-100 grades versus the TX7 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7. The full galleries are viewable at Casio EX-100 Gallery & Sony TX7 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry around your camera, you will need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-100 features outer 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 Sony TX7 has proportions of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") and a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at the time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the EX-100 vs the TX7.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the EX-100 and TX7 is 83 and 95 respectively.

Generally, it is very tough to picture the gap in sensor sizes only by checking out specs. The pic below will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-100 and TX7.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The EX-100 having a bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF easier and the Casio EX-100 will produce greater detail having an extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs way more aggressively. The fresher EX-100 provides a benefit in sensor innovation.