Casio EX-H10 vs Sony HX50V

Let's take a deeper look at the Casio EX-H10 and Sony HX50V, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Casio and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the EX-H10 (12MP) and HX50V (20MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The EX-H10 was brought out 4 years earlier than the HX50V and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a simple summary of how the EX-H10 scores versus the HX50V when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-H10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V. The entire galleries are available at Casio EX-H10 Gallery & Sony HX50V Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and volume. The Casio EX-H10 has outside 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) while the Sony HX50V has sizing of 108mm x 64mm x 38mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.5") having a weight of 272 grams (0.60 lbs).

Examine the Casio EX-H10 and Sony HX50V in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at the time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the EX-H10 against the HX50V.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-H10 and HX50V is 93 and 89 respectively.

Typically, its hard to envision the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading a spec sheet. The graphic below should offer you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-H10 and HX50V.

As you can see, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You can count on the Sony HX50V to offer you more detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older EX-H10 is going to be behind with regard to sensor technology.