Casio EX-S12 vs Sony W800

Lets look much closer at the Casio EX-S12 versus Sony W800, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by rivals Casio and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the EX-S12 (12MP) and W800 (20MP) but they feature the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The EX-S12 was brought out 6 years before the W800 which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving in to a detailed comparison, below is a quick overview of how the EX-S12 matches up vs the W800 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-S12 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W800. The entire galleries are provided at Casio EX-S12 Gallery and Sony W800 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera regularly, you'll need to consider its weight and size. The Casio EX-S12 offers exterior measurements of 95mm x 60mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs) and the Sony W800 has specifications of 97mm x 55mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the EX-S12 vs the W800.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-S12 and W800 is 96 and 96 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor dimensions merely by checking technical specs. The picture here may offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-S12 and W800.

As you have seen, each of the cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different resolution. You should count on the Sony W800 to resolve more detail having its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The more aged EX-S12 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.