Casio EX-FH25 vs Sony a5000

Its time to take a deeper look at the Casio EX-FH25 and Sony a5000, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Casio and Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the EX-FH25 (10MP) and a5000 (20MP) and the EX-FH25 (1/2.3") and a5000 (APS-C) use totally different sensor size.

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The EX-FH25 was released 4 years prior to the a5000 which is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-FH25 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony a5000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving through a complete comparison, below is a concise synopsis of how the EX-FH25 scores against the a5000 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-FH25 & Sony Alpha a5000. The complete galleries are provided at Casio EX-FH25 Gallery & Sony a5000 Gallery.

If you are planning to carry around your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Casio EX-FH25 offers outside dimensions of 122mm x 81mm x 83mm (4.8" x 3.2" x 3.3") with a weight of 524 grams (1.16 lbs) and the Sony a5000 has measurements of 110mm x 63mm x 36mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.4") along with a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the EX-FH25 against the a5000.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-FH25 and a5000 is 69 and 89 respectively.

Typically, its tough to visualise the difference between sensor sizes purely by going over technical specs. The pic here should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-FH25 and a5000.

As you can tell, both cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The EX-FH25 featuring a tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony a5000 will deliver greater detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics much more aggressively. The more aged EX-FH25 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.