Casio EX-Z270 vs Sony A7S II

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Casio EX-Z270 and Sony A7S II, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Casio and Sony. The image resolution of the EX-Z270 (10MP) and the A7S II (12MP) is relatively close but the EX-Z270 (1/2.5") and A7S II (Full frame) come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The EX-Z270 was unveiled 7 years prior to the A7S II and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Casio EX-Z270 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A7S II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief overview of how the EX-Z270 scores versus the A7S II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-Z270 & Sony Alpha A7S II. The full galleries are viewable at Casio EX-Z270 Gallery & Sony A7S II Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and size. The Casio EX-Z270 features outside 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 Sony A7S II has specifications of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") and a weight of 627 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that time. Following is the front view physical size comparison of the EX-Z270 compared to the A7S II.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the EX-Z270 and A7S II is 96 and 68 respectively.

Often, it's difficult to envision the gap in sensor measurements merely by researching technical specs. The photograph underneath might provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-Z270 and A7S II.

As you have seen, both cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The EX-Z270 using its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field tougher and the Sony A7S II will provide you with more detail having an extra 2MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop pictures a little more aggressively. The older EX-Z270 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.