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Casio EX-FH100 vs Sony A35

Portability
92
Imaging
33
Features
36
Overall
34
Casio Exilim EX-FH100 front
 
Sony SLT-A35 front
Portability
69
Imaging
56
Features
70
Overall
61

Casio EX-FH100 vs Sony A35 Key Specs

Casio EX-FH100
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 24-240mm (F3.2-5.7) lens
  • 201g - 104 x 60 x 28mm
  • Announced June 2010
Sony A35
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - APS-C Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 25600
  • Sensor based Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • Sony/Minolta Alpha Mount
  • 415g - 124 x 92 x 85mm
  • Revealed September 2011
  • Succeeded the Sony A33
  • Newer Model is Sony A37
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Casio EX-FH100 vs Sony A35 Overview

Lets take a closer look at the Casio EX-FH100 vs Sony A35, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Casio and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the EX-FH100 (10MP) and A35 (16MP) and the EX-FH100 (1/2.3") and A35 (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor sizes.

Photography Glossary

The EX-FH100 was manufactured 15 months prior to the A35 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-FH100 being a Compact camera and the Sony A35 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go through a more detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the EX-FH100 scores vs the A35 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Casio EX-FH100 over the Sony A35

 EX-FH100 A35 

Reasons to pick Sony A35 over the Casio EX-FH100

 A35 EX-FH100 
RevealedSeptember 2011June 2010Newer by 15 months
Screen resolution921k230kSharper screen (+691k dot)

Common features in the Casio EX-FH100 and Sony A35

 EX-FH100 A35 
Manual focus More exact focusing
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen dimensions
Selfie screen No selfie screen
Touch screen Neither includes Touch screen

Casio EX-FH100 vs Sony A35 Physical Comparison

If you're intending to travel with your camera often, you need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Casio EX-FH100 features outer measurements of 104mm x 60mm x 28mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 201 grams (0.44 lbs) whilst the Sony A35 has measurements of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") and a weight of 415 grams (0.91 lbs).

Take a look at the Casio EX-FH100 vs Sony A35 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you choose during that time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the EX-FH100 vs the A35.

Casio EX-FH100 vs Sony A35 size comparison

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-FH100 and A35 is 92 and 69 respectively.

Casio EX-FH100 vs Sony A35 top view buttons comparison

Casio EX-FH100 vs Sony A35 Sensor Comparison

Quite often, it's tough to see the gap between sensor dimensions only by checking technical specs. The picture below might provide you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-FH100 and A35.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The EX-FH100 featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more difficult and the Sony A35 will resolve greater detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop shots much more aggressively. The more aged EX-FH100 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.

Casio EX-FH100 vs Sony A35 sensor size comparison

Casio EX-FH100 vs Sony A35 Screen and ViewFinder

Casio EX-FH100 vs Sony A35 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Casio EX-FH100 Portrait photography advice
Sony A35 Portrait photography advice
35
focusing manually
saves RAW files
can't use external flash
MP count low (10 megapixels)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
73
you can focus manually
good resolution (16MP)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
offers face detection focusing
saves RAW files
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Street Comparison

Casio EX-FH100 Street photography factors
Sony A35 Street photography factors
64
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
saves RAW files
no articulating screen
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
71
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
saves RAW files
lighter than others in class (415 grams)
good ISO range (25,600)
screen does not articulate
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Sports Comparison

Casio EX-FH100 as a Sports photography camera
Sony A35 as a Sports photography camera
26
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
slow frames per second (4.0 frames per second)
MP count low (10 megapixels)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect AF
61
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
good resolution (16MP)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
supports phase detect AF
very slow continuous shooting (6.0 frames/s)
terrible battery (440 shots)
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Travel Comparison

Casio EX-FH100 Travel photography info
Sony A35 Travel photography info
56
has built in flash
pretty wide (24mm)
does not have Timelapse mode
MP count low (10MP)
screen isn't selfie friendly
sluggish max aperture (f3.2)
58
lighter than others in class (415 grams)
good resolution (16MP)
has built in flash
lack of Time Lapse function
terrible battery (440 per charge)
doesn't have selfie friendly display
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Landscape Comparison

Casio EX-FH100 Landscape photography features
Sony A35 Landscape photography features
47
focusing manually
pretty wide (24mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
saves RAW files
cannot change lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f3.2)
MP count low (10 megapixels)
tiny sensor size (1/2.3")
does not have Timelapse mode
69
you can focus manually
interchangeable lenses (Sony/Minolta Alpha mount)
nice screen size (3 inch)
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
good resolution (16MP)
decent sensor size (APS-C)
good ISO range (25,600)
saves RAW files
terrible battery (440 shots)
lack of Time Lapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Casio EX-FH100 as a Vlogging camera
Sony A35 as a Vlogging camera
28
pretty wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
sluggish max aperture (f3.2)
screen isn't selfie friendly
low quality video (640 x 480 resolution)
does not have microphone jack
36
has image stabilization (Sensor based)
offers face detection focusing
good video quality (1920 x 1080 pixels)
comes with external mic jack
lighter than others in class (415 grams)
doesn't have selfie friendly display
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Casio EX-FH100 vs Sony A35 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Casio EX-FH100 and Sony A35
 Casio Exilim EX-FH100Sony SLT-A35
General Information
Company Casio Sony
Model Casio Exilim EX-FH100 Sony SLT-A35
Type Small Sensor Compact Entry-Level DSLR
Announced 2010-06-16 2011-09-20
Body design Compact Compact SLR
Sensor Information
Chip - Bionz
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" APS-C
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 23.5 x 15.6mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 366.6mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixel 16 megapixel
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 3648 x 2736 4912 x 3264
Maximum native ISO 3200 25600
Minimum native ISO 100 100
RAW images
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Single autofocus
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detect autofocus
Contract detect autofocus
Phase detect autofocus
Number of focus points - 15
Cross focus points - 3
Lens
Lens mounting type fixed lens Sony/Minolta Alpha
Lens focal range 24-240mm (10.0x) -
Max aperture f/3.2-5.7 -
Macro focus range 7cm -
Amount of lenses - 143
Crop factor 5.8 1.5
Screen
Range of display Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display sizing 3 inch 3 inch
Display resolution 230 thousand dot 921 thousand dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch friendly
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None Electronic
Viewfinder resolution - 1,150 thousand dot
Viewfinder coverage - 100%
Viewfinder magnification - 0.73x
Features
Slowest shutter speed 4 secs 30 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/2000 secs 1/4000 secs
Continuous shooting speed 4.0fps 6.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change white balance
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash range - 12.00 m
Flash settings Auto, flash off, flash on, red eye reduction Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, High Speed Sync, Rear Curtain, Fill-in, Wireless
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Maximum flash sync - 1/160 secs
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
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 (60, 29.97 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30fps), 640 x 424 (29.97 fps)
Maximum video resolution 640x480 1920x1080
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, AVCHD, H.264
Mic input
Headphone input
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment seal
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 201 grams (0.44 lbs) 415 grams (0.91 lbs)
Dimensions 104 x 60 x 28mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.1") 124 x 92 x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested 74
DXO Color Depth score not tested 23.3
DXO Dynamic range score not tested 12.7
DXO Low light score not tested 763
Other
Battery life - 440 photos
Battery format - Battery Pack
Battery model NP-90 NP-FW50
Self timer Yes (10 seconds, 2 seconds, Triple Self-timer) Yes (2 or 10 sec, 10 sec 3 or 5 images)
Time lapse shooting
Storage media SD/SDHC card, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Pro Duo/ Pro-HG Duo
Storage slots Single Single
Price at launch $299 $598