Casio EX-H30 vs Sony A77 II

Lets take a more detailed look at the Casio EX-H30 vs Sony A77 II, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by manufacturers Casio and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the EX-H30 (16MP) and A77 II (24MP) and the EX-H30 (1/2.3") and A77 II (APS-C) feature different sensor size.

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The EX-H30 was announced 4 years earlier than the A77 II and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Casio EX-H30 being a Compact camera and the Sony A77 II being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going in to a complete comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the EX-H30 grades against the A77 II in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-H30 & Sony SLT-A77 II. The whole galleries are available at Casio EX-H30 Gallery & Sony A77 II Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Casio EX-H30 has external measurements of 105mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 201 grams (0.44 lbs) while the Sony A77 II has sizing of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") accompanied by a weight of 647 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the EX-H30 and the A77 II.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-H30 and A77 II is 92 and 62 respectively.

Sometimes, it's tough to picture the gap in sensor measurements simply by checking out technical specs. The graphic here will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-H30 and A77 II.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The EX-H30 using its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony A77 II will produce more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older EX-H30 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.