Casio EX-Z29 vs Fujifilm S4500

Below is a detailed overview of the Casio EX-Z29 and Fujifilm S4500, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Casio and FujiFilm. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the EX-Z29 (10MP) and Fujifilm S4500 (14MP) and the EX-Z29 (1/2.5") and Fujifilm S4500 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizing.

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The EX-Z29 was brought out 3 years before the Fujifilm S4500 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Casio EX-Z29 being a Ultracompact camera and the Fujifilm S4500 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go straight to a complete comparison, here is a brief overview of how the EX-Z29 scores vs the Fujifilm S4500 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-Z29 & Fujifilm FinePix S4500. The entire galleries are provided at Casio EX-Z29 Gallery & Fujifilm S4500 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to lug around your camera often, you'll need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-Z29 provides exterior measurements of 101mm x 57mm x 23mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Fujifilm S4500 has proportions of 118mm x 81mm x 100mm (4.6" x 3.2" x 3.9") having a weight of 543 grams (1.20 lbs).

See the Casio EX-Z29 and Fujifilm S4500 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the EX-Z29 compared to the Fujifilm S4500.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-Z29 and Fujifilm S4500 is 95 and 67 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to imagine the gap in sensor measurements purely by viewing technical specs. The visual below might give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-Z29 and Fujifilm S4500.

As you can tell, both the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The EX-Z29 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Fujifilm S4500 will render more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics way more aggressively. The older EX-Z29 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.