Casio EX-FC150 vs Nikon D5500

Lets look more closely at the Casio EX-FC150 versus Nikon D5500, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Casio and Nikon. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the EX-FC150 (10MP) and D5500 (24MP) and the EX-FC150 (1/2.3") and D5500 (APS-C) have different sensor measurements.

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The EX-FC150 was unveiled 6 years prior to the D5500 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-FC150 being a Compact camera and the Nikon D5500 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before diving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the EX-FC150 matches up versus the D5500 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-FC150 & Nikon D5500. The full galleries are available at Casio EX-FC150 Gallery & Nikon D5500 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry your camera, you will need to consider its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-FC150 has external dimensions of 99mm x 58mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 173 grams (0.38 lbs) whilst the Nikon D5500 has proportions of 124mm x 97mm x 70mm (4.9" x 3.8" x 2.8") and a weight of 420 grams (0.93 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you select at that moment. Underneath is a front view dimensions comparison of the EX-FC150 vs the D5500.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the EX-FC150 and D5500 is 93 and 71 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to visualize the difference between sensor sizing purely by checking specs. The visual here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-FC150 and D5500.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The EX-FC150 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting bokeh tougher and the Nikon D5500 will give extra detail having an extra 14 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older EX-FC150 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.