Casio EX-Z29 vs Sony A55

Lets take a closer look at the Casio EX-Z29 and Sony A55, former is a Ultracompact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Casio and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the resolutions of the EX-Z29 (10MP) and A55 (16MP) and the EX-Z29 (1/2.5") and A55 (APS-C) have totally different sensor sizing.

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The EX-Z29 was revealed 17 months before the A55 making them a generation away from one another. Both cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-Z29 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A55 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a in depth comparison, here is a simple summary of how the EX-Z29 matches up against the A55 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-Z29 & Sony SLT-A55. The full galleries are provided at Casio EX-Z29 Gallery & Sony A55 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera regularly, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-Z29 provides outer measurements 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 Sony A55 has proportions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") and a weight of 500 grams (1.10 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at the time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the EX-Z29 against the A55.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-Z29 and A55 is 95 and 67 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to envision the contrast in sensor dimensions just by viewing a spec sheet. The pic underneath should provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-Z29 and A55.

Clearly, both of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The EX-Z29 using its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Sony A55 will render more detail because of its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop images a bit more aggressively. The more aged EX-Z29 will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.