Casio EX-S5 vs Casio EX-S7

Lets look a little more closely at the Casio EX-S5 and Casio EX-S7, both Ultracompact digital cameras and both of them are created by Casio. There is a considerable difference between the resolutions of the EX-S5 (9MP) and EX-S7 (12MP) but both cameras offer the same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The EX-S5 was manufactured 13 months earlier than the EX-S7 making them a generation apart from each other. Both of the cameras have the same body design (Ultracompact).

Before getting straight to a complete comparison, here is a brief overview of how the EX-S5 matches up versus the EX-S7 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-S5 & Casio Exilim EX-S7. The entire galleries are available at Casio EX-S5 Gallery & Casio EX-S7 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and volume. The Casio EX-S5 offers outside measurements of 102mm x 35mm x 22mm (4.0" x 1.4" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 100 grams (0.22 lbs) and the Casio EX-S7 has sizing of 97mm x 57mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the EX-S5 vs the EX-S7.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the EX-S5 and EX-S7 is 97 and 96 respectively.

Usually, it can be tough to see the contrast between sensor measurements only by checking specs. The visual here should offer you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-S5 and EX-S7.

All in all, the two cameras provide the same sensor dimensions but not the same MP. You can expect to see the Casio EX-S7 to give greater detail due to its extra 3 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics more aggressively. The older EX-S5 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.