Casio EX-Z16 vs Sony A6500

Below is a in-depth review of the Casio EX-Z16 and Sony A6500, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Casio and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the sensor resolutions of the EX-Z16 (12MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the EX-Z16 (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The EX-Z16 was released 7 years before the A6500 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-Z16 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a complete comparison, here is a quick view of how the EX-Z16 matches up vs the A6500 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-Z16 & Sony Alpha a6500. The complete galleries are provided at Casio EX-Z16 Gallery & Sony A6500 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you need to consider its weight and volume. The Casio EX-Z16 has got external dimensions of 101mm x 59mm x 20mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Sony A6500 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") along with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

Examine the Casio EX-Z16 and Sony A6500 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are utilising at the time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the EX-Z16 against the A6500.

Considering size and weight, the portability rating of the EX-Z16 and A6500 is 99 and 81 respectively.

Usually, it's hard to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements only by looking at technical specs. The photograph underneath will help give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-Z16 and A6500.

As you can tell, both of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The EX-Z16 because of its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony A6500 will give greater detail as a result of its extra 12 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos more aggressively. The older EX-Z16 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.