Casio EX-Z270 vs Kodak M590

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Casio EX-Z270 versus Kodak M590, both Ultracompact digital cameras by rivals Casio and Kodak. There is a noticeable difference between the sensor resolutions of the EX-Z270 (10MP) and M590 (14MP) and the EX-Z270 (1/2.5") and M590 (1/3") come with totally different sensor size.

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The EX-Z270 was brought out 19 months prior to the M590 which makes the cameras a generation apart from each other. Each of these cameras offer the identical body type (Ultracompact).

Before we go straight into a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick summation of how the EX-Z270 grades against the M590 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-Z270 & Kodak M590. The entire galleries are available at Casio EX-Z270 Gallery & Kodak M590 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry your camera, you have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Casio EX-Z270 comes with outer dimensions of 97mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs) and the Kodak M590 has measurements of 97mm x 58mm x 15mm (3.8" x 2.3" x 0.6") along with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

Check the Casio EX-Z270 versus Kodak M590 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is the front view over all size comparison of the EX-Z270 compared to the M590.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the EX-Z270 and M590 is 96 and 99 respectively.

In many cases, its hard to visualise the gap between sensor sizing purely by going over technical specs. The photograph underneath may offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-Z270 and M590.

As you have seen, both of the cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The EX-Z270 because of its bigger sensor will make achieving shallower DOF easier and the Kodak M590 will deliver more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures far more aggressively. The older EX-Z270 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.