Casio EX-H10 vs Samsung NX30

Its time to look a little more closely at the Casio EX-H10 versus Samsung NX30, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Casio and Samsung. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the EX-H10 (12MP) and NX30 (20MP) and the EX-H10 (1/2.3") and NX30 (APS-C) use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The EX-H10 was introduced 5 years before the NX30 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-H10 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX30 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the EX-H10 matches up against the NX30 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-H10 & Samsung NX30. The whole galleries are viewable at Casio EX-H10 Gallery & Samsung NX30 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-H10 enjoys external measurements of 102mm x 62mm x 24mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs) whilst the Samsung NX30 has proportions of 127mm x 96mm x 58mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.3") and a weight of 375 grams (0.83 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have during that time. The following is the front view size comparison of the EX-H10 against the NX30.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-H10 and NX30 is 93 and 75 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to see the difference between sensor sizing merely by reading specifications. The photograph underneath will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-H10 and NX30.

To sum up, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The EX-H10 with its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower DOF harder and the Samsung NX30 will offer greater detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics much more aggressively. The older EX-H10 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.