Casio EX-Z29 vs Fujifilm S8600

In this article, we will be matching up the Casio EX-Z29 vs Fujifilm S8600, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by competitors Casio and FujiFilm. There exists a large gap among the image resolutions of the EX-Z29 (10MP) and Fujifilm S8600 (16MP) and the EX-Z29 (1/2.5") and Fujifilm S8600 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizes.

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The EX-Z29 was manufactured 5 years earlier than the Fujifilm S8600 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Casio EX-Z29 being a Ultracompact camera and the Fujifilm S8600 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a short highlight of how the EX-Z29 matches up versus the Fujifilm S8600 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-Z29 & Fujifilm FinePix S8600. The entire galleries are viewable at Casio EX-Z29 Gallery & Fujifilm S8600 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to factor its weight and proportions. The Casio EX-Z29 comes with physical dimensions of 101mm x 57mm x 23mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Fujifilm S8600 has measurements of 121mm x 81mm x 65mm (4.8" x 3.2" x 2.6") and a weight of 450 grams (0.99 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the EX-Z29 and the Fujifilm S8600.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-Z29 and Fujifilm S8600 is 95 and 76 respectively.

More often than not, it is difficult to see the gap in sensor measurements just by checking out specs. The graphic here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-Z29 and Fujifilm S8600.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The EX-Z29 due to its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF more challenging and the Fujifilm S8600 will show more detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop shots far more aggressively. The older EX-Z29 will be behind in sensor innovation.