Casio EX-S12 vs Samsung NX500

The following is a thorough analysis of the Casio EX-S12 vs Samsung NX500, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Casio and Samsung. There exists a substantial gap between the sensor resolutions of the EX-S12 (12MP) and NX500 (28MP) and the EX-S12 (1/2.3") and NX500 (APS-C) use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The EX-S12 was announced 7 years earlier than the NX500 which is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-S12 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a simple summary of how the EX-S12 matches up versus the NX500 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-S12 & Samsung NX500. The whole galleries are provided at Casio EX-S12 Gallery & Samsung NX500 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to travel with your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and proportions. The Casio EX-S12 comes with outer measurements of 95mm x 60mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs) and the Samsung NX500 has measurements of 120mm x 64mm x 43mm (4.7" x 2.5" x 1.7") accompanied by a weight of 287 grams (0.63 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with at that moment. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the EX-S12 against the NX500.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-S12 and NX500 is 96 and 87 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to see the gap between sensor dimensions only by reading technical specs. The pic below might offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-S12 and NX500.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The EX-S12 having a tinier sensor will make shooting shallower DOF more challenging and the Samsung NX500 will deliver more detail with its extra 16 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The more aged EX-S12 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.