Casio EX-Z270 vs Sony WX80

Below, we will be reviewing the Casio EX-Z270 vs Sony WX80, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Casio and Sony. There is a large difference between the resolutions of the EX-Z270 (10MP) and WX80 (16MP) and the EX-Z270 (1/2.5") and WX80 (1/2.3") feature different sensor sizes.

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The EX-Z270 was brought out 5 years earlier than the WX80 and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-Z270 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX80 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a short summation of how the EX-Z270 scores versus the WX80 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-Z270 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The entire galleries are available at Casio EX-Z270 Gallery & Sony WX80 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-Z270 provides 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) while the Sony WX80 has proportions of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the EX-Z270 vs the WX80.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the EX-Z270 and WX80 is 96 and 96 respectively.

Often, it can be difficult to picture the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading through specs. The visual underneath will help provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-Z270 and WX80.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The EX-Z270 due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field more challenging and the Sony WX80 will give more detail having its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older EX-Z270 is going to be behind in sensor tech.