Casio EX-FS10 vs Sony NEX-7

Here, we will be evaluating the Casio EX-FS10 and Sony NEX-7, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Casio and Sony. There is a sizeable difference among the resolutions of the EX-FS10 (9MP) and NEX-7 (24MP) and the EX-FS10 (1/2.3") and NEX-7 (APS-C) posses different sensor size.

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The EX-FS10 was manufactured 3 years before the NEX-7 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Casio EX-FS10 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony NEX-7 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going right into a thorough comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the EX-FS10 grades vs the NEX-7 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-FS10 and Sony Alpha NEX-7. The entire galleries are available at Casio EX-FS10 Gallery and Sony NEX-7 Gallery.

If you're looking to carry around your camera frequently, you need to think about its weight and volume. The Casio EX-FS10 has outside dimensions of 102mm x 55mm x 20mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) while the Sony NEX-7 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 400 grams (0.88 lbs).

See the Casio EX-FS10 and Sony NEX-7 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are using at the time. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the EX-FS10 vs the NEX-7.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the EX-FS10 and NEX-7 is 96 and 84 respectively.

Often, its difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor sizes merely by going through specifications. The image below should give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-FS10 and NEX-7.

Plainly, each of these cameras feature different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The EX-FS10 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more difficult and the Sony NEX-7 will show extra detail due to its extra 15MP. Higher resolution will let you crop shots way more aggressively. The more aged EX-FS10 will be behind with regard to sensor technology.