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Casio EX-FC150 vs Pentax WG-3

Portability
93
Imaging
33
Features
20
Overall
27
Casio Exilim EX-FC150 front
 
Pentax WG-3 front
Portability
90
Imaging
40
Features
44
Overall
41

Casio EX-FC150 vs Pentax WG-3 Key Specs

Casio EX-FC150
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.7" Fixed Display
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 37-185mm (F3.6-4.5) lens
  • 173g - 99 x 58 x 28mm
  • Revealed November 2009
Pentax WG-3
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 125 - 6400
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-100mm (F2.0-4.9) lens
  • 230g - 124 x 64 x 33mm
  • Announced July 2013
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Casio EX-FC150 vs Pentax WG-3 Overview

Its time to take a deeper look at the Casio EX-FC150 versus Pentax WG-3, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Waterproof by brands Casio and Pentax. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the EX-FC150 (10MP) and WG-3 (16MP) but they feature the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The EX-FC150 was released 4 years prior to the WG-3 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting through a in-depth comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the EX-FC150 scores vs the WG-3 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Casio EX-FC150 over the Pentax WG-3

 EX-FC150 WG-3 

Reasons to pick Pentax WG-3 over the Casio EX-FC150

 WG-3 EX-FC150 
AnnouncedJuly 2013November 2009More recent by 44 months
Screen dimension3"2.7"Bigger screen (+0.3")
Screen resolution460k230kCrisper screen (+230k dot)

Common features in the Casio EX-FC150 and Pentax WG-3

 EX-FC150 WG-3 
Manually focus More exact focusing
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Selfie screen Neither contains selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither contains Touch friendly screen

Casio EX-FC150 vs Pentax WG-3 Physical Comparison

When you are intending to lug around your camera often, you need to consider its weight and size. The Casio EX-FC150 has got outside measurements of 99mm x 58mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 173 grams (0.38 lbs) and the Pentax WG-3 has specifications of 124mm x 64mm x 33mm (4.9" x 2.5" x 1.3") with a weight of 230 grams (0.51 lbs).

See the Casio EX-FC150 versus Pentax WG-3 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at that time. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the EX-FC150 against the WG-3.

Casio EX-FC150 vs Pentax WG-3 size comparison

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-FC150 and WG-3 is 93 and 90 respectively.

Casio EX-FC150 vs Pentax WG-3 top view buttons comparison

Casio EX-FC150 vs Pentax WG-3 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it is very difficult to visualise the difference in sensor measurements only by looking through a spec sheet. The visual here might provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-FC150 and WG-3.

As you can see, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Pentax WG-3 to result in more detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older EX-FC150 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.

Casio EX-FC150 vs Pentax WG-3 sensor size comparison

Casio EX-FC150 vs Pentax WG-3 Screen and ViewFinder

Casio EX-FC150 vs Pentax WG-3 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Portrait photography with Casio EX-FC150
Portrait photography with Pentax WG-3
26
manual focus
lack of manual mode
cannot use external flash
MP count low (10 megapixels)
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
41
you can focus manually
good megapixels (16MP)
provides face detect focusing
no manual exposure
can't use external flash
small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
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Street Comparison

Casio EX-FC150 Street photography info
Pentax WG-3 Street photography info
55
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
screen does not articulate
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
61
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
weather proofing
no articulating screen
small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Casio EX-FC150 Sports photography advice
Pentax WG-3 Sports photography advice
30
fast continuous shooting (40.0 fps)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
low maximum shutter speed (1/1,000 seconds)
no shutter priority
MP count low (10MP)
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect autofocus
45
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
provides tracking focus
weather proofing
lack of shutter priority mode
small sensor (1/2.3")
bad battery power (240 CIPA)
lacks phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Casio EX-FC150 Travel photography details
Pentax WG-3 Travel photography details
50
built-in flash
doesn't have Time Lapse function
MP count low (10 megapixels)
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
wide angle not fantastic (37mm)
sluggish max aperture (f3.6)
72
weather proofing
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
flash built-in
quite wide (25mm)
great maximum aperture (f2.0)
bad battery power (240 per charge)
display is not selfie friendly
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Landscape Comparison

Casio EX-FC150 as a Landscape photography camera
Pentax WG-3 as a Landscape photography camera
31
manual focus
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not fantastic (37mm)
sluggish max aperture (f3.6)
small screen (2.7")
lack of manual mode
MP count low (10 megapixels)
sensor is tiny (1/2.3")
lacks RAW support
doesn't have Time Lapse function
54
you can focus manually
quite wide (25mm)
great maximum aperture (f2.0)
screen is a good size (3 inch)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good megapixels (16MP)
weather proofing
can't change lens (fixed lens mount)
no manual exposure
small sensor (1/2.3")
lacks RAW files
bad battery power (240 CIPA)
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Vlogging Comparison

Casio EX-FC150 Vlogging highlights
Pentax WG-3 Vlogging highlights
25
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
wide angle not fantastic (37mm)
sluggish max aperture (f3.6)
doesn't offer selfie friendly screen
low res video (640 x 480 pxls)
doesn't have mic socket
36
quite wide (25mm)
great maximum aperture (f2.0)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
provides face detect focusing
video res high (1920 x 1080 pxls)
display is not selfie friendly
does not have mic support
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Casio EX-FC150 vs Pentax WG-3 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Casio EX-FC150 and Pentax WG-3
 Casio Exilim EX-FC150Pentax WG-3
General Information
Company Casio Pentax
Model type Casio Exilim EX-FC150 Pentax WG-3
Category Small Sensor Compact Waterproof
Revealed 2009-11-16 2013-07-19
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Sensor type BSI-CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixels 16 megapixels
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 3648 x 2736 4608 x 3456
Maximum native ISO 1600 6400
Lowest native ISO 64 125
RAW files
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
Touch to focus
Autofocus continuous
Single autofocus
Autofocus tracking
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Multi area autofocus
Autofocus live view
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Total focus points - 9
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 37-185mm (5.0x) 25-100mm (4.0x)
Max aperture f/3.6-4.5 f/2.0-4.9
Macro focusing distance 5cm 1cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Type of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display diagonal 2.7" 3"
Resolution of display 230 thousand dots 460 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Display technology - Widescreen TFT color LCD with anti-reflective coating
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 30s 4s
Highest shutter speed 1/1000s 1/4000s
Continuous shooting rate 40.0 frames per second 10.0 frames per second
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 2.60 m 3.40 m
Flash options Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Soft
External flash
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 × 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 120 fps), 448 x 336 (30, 240 fps), 640 x 480 (120 fps), 448 x 336 (240 fps), 224 x 168 (420 fps), 224 x 64 (1000 fps) 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps)
Maximum video resolution 640x480 1920x1080
Video file format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, H.264
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 173 grams (0.38 pounds) 230 grams (0.51 pounds)
Dimensions 99 x 58 x 28mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.1") 124 x 64 x 33mm (4.9" x 2.5" x 1.3")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 240 photographs
Form of battery - Battery Pack
Battery ID NP-40 D-LI92
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, Triple) Yes (2 or 10 sec)
Time lapse shooting
Storage type SD/SDHC card, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC card, Internal
Card slots Single Single
Pricing at launch $350 $300