Casio EX-H15 vs Olympus SP-100

On this page, we are analyzing the Casio EX-H15 versus Olympus SP-100, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Casio and Olympus. The image resolution of the EX-H15 (14MP) and the SP-100 (16MP) is very close and both cameras posses the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The EX-H15 was brought out 5 years prior to the SP-100 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-H15 being a Compact camera and the Olympus SP-100 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight to a full comparison, here is a quick summation of how the EX-H15 scores against the SP-100 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-H15 & Olympus Stylus SP-100. The entire galleries are available at Casio EX-H15 Gallery & Olympus SP-100 Gallery.

When you are going to carry your camera, you should take into account its weight and volume. The Casio EX-H15 has outer measurements of 101mm x 60mm x 28mm (4.0" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 161 grams (0.35 lbs) and the Olympus SP-100 has sizing of 122mm x 91mm x 133mm (4.8" x 3.6" x 5.2") and a weight of 594 grams (1.31 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Here is a front view size comparison of the EX-H15 vs the SP-100.

Looking at size and weight, the portability score of the EX-H15 and SP-100 is 93 and 63 respectively.

Often, its hard to see the gap in sensor sizing merely by viewing technical specs. The visual here will give you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-H15 and SP-100.

As you can tell, both of these cameras have the same sensor dimensions but not the same megapixels. You can expect to see the Olympus SP-100 to result in greater detail having its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older EX-H15 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.