Casio EX-Z16 vs Sony RX100 VA

The following is a extended overview of the Casio EX-Z16 versus Sony RX100 VA, one is a Ultracompact and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Casio and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the EX-Z16 (12MP) and RX100 VA (20MP) and the EX-Z16 (1/2.3") and RX100 VA (1") possess totally different sensor dimensions.

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The EX-Z16 was introduced 8 years earlier than the RX100 VA which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Casio EX-Z16 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 VA being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a concise view of how the EX-Z16 grades vs the RX100 VA with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-Z16 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A). The whole galleries are provided at Casio EX-Z16 Gallery and Sony RX100 VA Gallery.

When you are intending to travel with your camera, you will have 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") along with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) while the Sony RX100 VA has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

Check out the Casio EX-Z16 versus Sony RX100 VA in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are utilising during that time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the EX-Z16 and the RX100 VA.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-Z16 and RX100 VA is 99 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to envision the gap between sensor dimensions merely by reading specs. The picture below will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-Z16 and RX100 VA.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The EX-Z16 having a tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF harder and the Sony RX100 VA will offer you extra detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop shots a little more aggressively. The more aged EX-Z16 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.