Casio EX-S12 vs Sony RX10 II

Here is a comprehensive comparison of the Casio EX-S12 versus Sony RX10 II, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Casio and Sony. There is a big difference between the resolutions of the EX-S12 (12MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the EX-S12 (1/2.3") and RX10 II (1") boast different sensor dimensions.

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The EX-S12 was announced 7 years prior to the RX10 II and that is quite a big gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Casio EX-S12 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going into a step-by-step comparison, here is a quick view of how the EX-S12 scores against the RX10 II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-S12 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The whole galleries are available at Casio EX-S12 Gallery and Sony RX10 II Gallery.

In case you're aiming to carry your camera regularly, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Casio EX-S12 comes with outer measurements of 95mm x 60mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs) whilst the Sony RX10 II has sizing of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") and a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Look at the Casio EX-S12 versus Sony RX10 II in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are utilising at that moment. Here is a front view scale comparison of the EX-S12 against the RX10 II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the EX-S12 and RX10 II is 96 and 58 respectively.

In many cases, its hard to picture the gap between sensor sizing purely by checking a spec sheet. The visual below might offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-S12 and RX10 II.

As you can see, both of these cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The EX-S12 with its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony RX10 II will resolve greater detail with its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older EX-S12 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.