Casio EX-FC150 vs Sony NEX-C3

Lets look a bit more closely at the Casio EX-FC150 versus Sony NEX-C3, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Casio and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the EX-FC150 (10MP) and NEX-C3 (16MP) and the EX-FC150 (1/2.3") and NEX-C3 (APS-C) posses different sensor measurements.

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The EX-FC150 was announced 21 months before the NEX-C3 which makes them a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Casio EX-FC150 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-C3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick view of how the EX-FC150 matches up versus the NEX-C3 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-FC150 and Sony Alpha NEX-C3. The whole galleries are available at Casio EX-FC150 Gallery and Sony NEX-C3 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to carry your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and proportions. The Casio EX-FC150 comes with outside measurements of 99mm x 58mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.1") along with a weight of 173 grams (0.38 lbs) and the Sony NEX-C3 has measurements of 110mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs).

Check out the Casio EX-FC150 versus Sony NEX-C3 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the EX-FC150 vs the NEX-C3.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-FC150 and NEX-C3 is 93 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to imagine the gap between sensor sizing simply by checking specs. The photograph here might offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-FC150 and NEX-C3.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The EX-FC150 with its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony NEX-C3 will give you more detail with its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs way more aggressively. The older EX-FC150 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.