Casio EX-100 vs Sony W570

Below is a thorough analysis of the Casio EX-100 and Sony W570, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Ultracompact by rivals Casio and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the EX-100 (12MP) and W570 (16MP) and the EX-100 (1/1.7") and W570 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The EX-100 was launched 3 years later than the W570 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-100 being a Compact camera and the Sony W570 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a quick view of how the EX-100 scores vs the W570 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W570. The complete galleries are viewable at Casio EX-100 Gallery & Sony W570 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera, you're going to have to factor in its weight and size. The Casio EX-100 enjoys external measurements of 119mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") having a weight of 389 grams (0.86 lbs) whilst the Sony W570 has specifications of 91mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") with a weight of 116 grams (0.26 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the EX-100 and the W570.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the EX-100 and W570 is 83 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it is tough to envision the contrast in sensor measurements just by researching technical specs. The graphic underneath should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-100 and W570.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The EX-100 due to its bigger sensor will make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony W570 will result in greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more modern EX-100 is going to have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.