Casio EX-H10 vs Sony A77 II

Lets examine more closely at the Casio EX-H10 and Sony A77 II, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Casio and Sony. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the EX-H10 (12MP) and A77 II (24MP) and the EX-H10 (1/2.3") and A77 II (APS-C) feature different sensor sizes.

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The EX-H10 was launched 6 years before the A77 II and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-H10 being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving in to a full comparison, below is a short summation of how the EX-H10 scores versus the A77 II with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-H10 & Sony SLT-A77 II. The complete galleries are provided at Casio EX-H10 Gallery & Sony A77 II Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera, you are going to need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Casio EX-H10 has external measurements of 102mm x 62mm x 24mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 194 grams (0.43 lbs) and the Sony A77 II has measurements of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") having a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

Check out the Casio EX-H10 and Sony A77 II in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing at that time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the EX-H10 compared to the A77 II.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-H10 and A77 II is 93 and 62 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very hard to picture the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading through technical specs. The graphic below may give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-H10 and A77 II.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The EX-H10 because of its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A77 II will give greater detail utilizing its extra 12MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The older EX-H10 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.