Casio EX-Z270 vs Fujifilm S4500

Below is a in-depth review of the Casio EX-Z270 and Fujifilm S4500, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Casio and FujiFilm. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the EX-Z270 (10MP) and Fujifilm S4500 (14MP) and the EX-Z270 (1/2.5") and Fujifilm S4500 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor sizes.

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The EX-Z270 was manufactured 4 years before the Fujifilm S4500 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-Z270 being a Ultracompact camera and the Fujifilm S4500 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go through a step-by-step comparison, below is a simple summary of how the EX-Z270 matches up against the Fujifilm S4500 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-Z270 & Fujifilm FinePix S4500. The entire galleries are available at Casio EX-Z270 Gallery & Fujifilm S4500 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and proportions. The Casio EX-Z270 offers physical measurements of 97mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs) and the Fujifilm S4500 has measurements of 118mm x 81mm x 100mm (4.6" x 3.2" x 3.9") and a weight of 543 grams (1.20 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is the front view size comparison of the EX-Z270 compared to the Fujifilm S4500.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the EX-Z270 and Fujifilm S4500 is 96 and 67 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements only by going over specs. The photograph below should offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-Z270 and Fujifilm S4500.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The EX-Z270 due to its tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF harder and the Fujifilm S4500 will offer you extra detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also help you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The older EX-Z270 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.