Casio EX-S12 vs Sony A57

Lets look a little more closely at the Casio EX-S12 vs Sony A57, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by manufacturers Casio and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the EX-S12 (12MP) and A57 (16MP) and the EX-S12 (1/2.3") and A57 (APS-C) come with different sensor measurements.

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The EX-S12 was announced 4 years prior to the A57 and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-S12 being a Compact camera and the Sony A57 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting through a complete comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the EX-S12 matches up versus the A57 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-S12 and Sony SLT-A57. The whole galleries are provided at Casio EX-S12 Gallery and Sony A57 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Casio EX-S12 enjoys external 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) whilst the Sony A57 has sizing of 132mm x 98mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.2") having a weight of 618 grams (1.36 lbs).

See the Casio EX-S12 vs Sony A57 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the EX-S12 versus the A57.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the EX-S12 and A57 is 96 and 64 respectively.

Normally, it is very tough to imagine the gap between sensor measurements only by looking at technical specs. The photograph here will offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-S12 and A57.

As you can tell, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The EX-S12 using its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field more challenging and the Sony A57 will give extra detail with its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older EX-S12 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.