Casio EX-Z29 vs Samsung WB250F

Below is a in-depth overview of the Casio EX-Z29 and Samsung WB250F, former being a Ultracompact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Casio and Samsung. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the EX-Z29 (10MP) and WB250F (14MP) and the EX-Z29 (1/2.5") and WB250F (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The EX-Z29 was launched 4 years before the WB250F and that is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-Z29 being a Ultracompact camera and the Samsung WB250F being a Compact camera.

Before delving straight into a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the EX-Z29 scores vs the WB250F with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-Z29 & Samsung WB250F. The complete galleries are provided at Casio EX-Z29 Gallery & Samsung WB250F Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to consider its weight and size. The Casio EX-Z29 offers outside dimensions of 101mm x 57mm x 23mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Samsung WB250F has specifications of 106mm x 62mm x 22mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 0.9") having a weight of 226 grams (0.50 lbs).

Look at the Casio EX-Z29 and Samsung WB250F in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view sizing comparison of the EX-Z29 and the WB250F.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the EX-Z29 and WB250F is 95 and 93 respectively.

Usually, it is tough to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements simply by checking specs. The graphic below might give you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-Z29 and WB250F.

As you can plainly see, both cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The EX-Z29 due to its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field more difficult and the Samsung WB250F will give greater detail utilizing its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older EX-Z29 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.