Casio EX-S5 vs Sony W610

In this write-up, we will be evaluating the Casio EX-S5 and Sony W610, former is a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Casio and Sony. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the EX-S5 (9MP) and W610 (14MP) but they come with the same exact sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The EX-S5 was announced 4 years before the W610 which is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Casio EX-S5 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a thorough comparison, below is a quick summation of how the EX-S5 matches up against the W610 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-S5 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The whole galleries are available at Casio EX-S5 Gallery & Sony W610 Gallery.

If you are intending to carry around your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-S5 provides external measurements of 102mm x 35mm x 22mm (4.0" x 1.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 100 grams (0.22 lbs) whilst the Sony W610 has dimensions of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you have during that time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the EX-S5 compared to the W610.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the EX-S5 and W610 is 97 and 97 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor sizes just by going over technical specs. The image here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-S5 and W610.

As you can tell, both of the cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit different resolution. You can count on the Sony W610 to offer greater detail with its extra 5MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more aged EX-S5 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.