Casio EX-100 vs Sony W650

Lets take a more detailed look at the Casio EX-100 versus Sony W650, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Casio and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the EX-100 (12MP) and W650 (16MP) and the EX-100 (1/1.7") and W650 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The EX-100 was launched 2 years later than the W650 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief summation of how the EX-100 scores against the W650 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-100 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650. The complete galleries are provided at Casio EX-100 Gallery and Sony W650 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and proportions. The Casio EX-100 has got outside dimensions of 119mm x 67mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.0") with a weight of 389 grams (0.86 lbs) while the Sony W650 has measurements of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

Compare the Casio EX-100 versus Sony W650 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are working with during that time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the EX-100 versus the W650.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-100 and W650 is 83 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor measurements simply by checking specifications. The photograph below will help offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-100 and W650.

Plainly, both the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The EX-100 featuring a larger sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field easier and the Sony W650 will give you extra detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively. The more modern EX-100 is going to have an advantage in sensor tech.