Casio EX-S12 vs Sony A580

Lets look much closer at the Casio EX-S12 vs Sony A580, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Casio and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the EX-S12 (12MP) and A580 (16MP) and the EX-S12 (1/2.3") and A580 (APS-C) use totally different sensor sizes.

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The EX-S12 was introduced 3 years earlier than the A580 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-S12 being a Compact camera and the Sony A580 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight into a complete comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the EX-S12 scores versus the A580 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-S12 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A580. The whole galleries are viewable at Casio EX-S12 Gallery & Sony A580 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and proportions. The Casio EX-S12 enjoys exterior dimensions of 95mm x 60mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs) and the Sony A580 has measurements of 137mm x 104mm x 84mm (5.4" x 4.1" x 3.3") having a weight of 599 grams (1.32 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the EX-S12 versus the A580.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-S12 and A580 is 96 and 64 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be hard to envision the gap in sensor sizes just by checking out specs. The pic here will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-S12 and A580.

As you can plainly see, both the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The EX-S12 with its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony A580 will produce extra detail using its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots much more aggressively. The more aged EX-S12 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.