Casio EX-S5 vs Sony A200

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Casio EX-S5 vs Sony A200, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Casio and Sony. The image resolution of the EX-S5 (9MP) and the A200 (10MP) is relatively well matched but the EX-S5 (1/2.3") and A200 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor size.

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The EX-S5 was brought out 6 months after the A200 so they are of a similar age. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-S5 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A200 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go right into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the EX-S5 grades vs the A200 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-S5 & Sony Alpha DSLR-A200. The entire galleries are available at Casio EX-S5 Gallery & Sony A200 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera, you will have to factor its weight and size. The Casio EX-S5 enjoys physical measurements of 102mm x 35mm x 22mm (4.0" x 1.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 100 grams (0.22 lbs) and the Sony A200 has specifications of 131mm x 99mm x 71mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 572 grams (1.26 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached at the time. Underneath is a front view over all size comparison of the EX-S5 vs the A200.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-S5 and A200 is 97 and 66 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to envision the gap between sensor dimensions only by reading through technical specs. The picture underneath will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-S5 and A200.

As you have seen, each of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The EX-S5 featuring a tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A200 will resolve more detail having its extra 1MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively.