Casio EX-FC100 vs Fujifilm F500 EXR

Lets look much closer at the Casio EX-FC100 and Fujifilm F500 EXR, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Casio and FujiFilm. There exists a sizable gap among the sensor resolutions of the EX-FC100 (9MP) and Fujifilm F500 EXR (16MP) and the EX-FC100 (1/2.3") and Fujifilm F500 EXR (1/2") use different sensor sizes.

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The EX-FC100 was revealed 24 months before the Fujifilm F500 EXR making the cameras a generation away from one another. Both the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief summation of how the EX-FC100 matches up against the Fujifilm F500 EXR in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-FC100 & Fujifilm FinePix F500 EXR. The full galleries are viewable at Casio EX-FC100 Gallery & Fujifilm F500 EXR Gallery.

For those who are aiming to travel with your camera often, you'll need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-FC100 provides outer dimensions of 100mm x 59mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs) while the Fujifilm F500 EXR has dimensions of 104mm x 63mm x 33mm (4.1" x 2.5" x 1.3") with a weight of 215 grams (0.47 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the EX-FC100 versus the Fujifilm F500 EXR.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-FC100 and Fujifilm F500 EXR is 94 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to picture the gap in sensor dimensions only by going through specs. The picture below might provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-FC100 and Fujifilm F500 EXR.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The EX-FC100 using its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Fujifilm F500 EXR will provide greater detail because of its extra 7 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics far more aggressively. The more aged EX-FC100 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.