Casio EX-Z29 vs Sony WX300

On this page, we will be matching up the Casio EX-Z29 and Sony WX300, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Casio and Sony. There is a significant difference among the resolutions of the EX-Z29 (10MP) and WX300 (18MP) and the EX-Z29 (1/2.5") and WX300 (1/2.3") boast different sensor sizes.

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The EX-Z29 was unveiled 5 years before the WX300 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-Z29 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony WX300 being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a in-depth comparison, here is a short summary of how the EX-Z29 matches up versus the WX300 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-Z29 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The full galleries are provided at Casio EX-Z29 Gallery and Sony WX300 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera often, you will need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-Z29 provides outer dimensions of 101mm x 57mm x 23mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 0.9") and a weight of 125 grams (0.28 lbs) while the Sony WX300 has dimensions of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

Look at the Casio EX-Z29 and Sony WX300 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are working with at the time. Underneath is a front view scale comparison of the EX-Z29 vs the WX300.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the EX-Z29 and WX300 is 95 and 94 respectively.

In many cases, it can be tough to imagine the difference in sensor measurements simply by looking through a spec sheet. The photograph below will help give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-Z29 and WX300.

Clearly, both of those cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The EX-Z29 having a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony WX300 will render extra detail having an extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs more aggressively. The older EX-Z29 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.