Casio EX-Z270 vs Sony A6000

Let's look a little more closely at the Casio EX-Z270 and Sony A6000, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Casio and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the EX-Z270 (10MP) and A6000 (24MP) and the EX-Z270 (1/2.5") and A6000 (APS-C) use different sensor measurements.

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The EX-Z270 was unveiled 6 years earlier than the A6000 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-Z270 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A6000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the EX-Z270 scores against the A6000 for portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-Z270 & Sony Alpha a6000. The full galleries are viewable at Casio EX-Z270 Gallery & Sony A6000 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry your camera frequently, you will need to consider its weight and volume. The Casio EX-Z270 has got outside dimensions of 97mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs) while the Sony A6000 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.8") with a weight of 344 grams (0.76 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the EX-Z270 vs the A6000.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the EX-Z270 and A6000 is 96 and 85 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizing just by reading through a spec sheet. The photograph here might provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-Z270 and A6000.

As you can see, both of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The EX-Z270 with its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony A6000 will give you extra detail having an extra 14MP. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop images much more aggressively. The older EX-Z270 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.