Casio EX-Z29 vs Sony A68

Its time to take a deeper look at the Casio EX-Z29 and Sony A68, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Casio and Sony. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the EX-Z29 (10MP) and A68 (24MP) and the EX-Z29 (1/2.5") and A68 (APS-C) possess different sensor size.

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The EX-Z29 was introduced 7 years before the A68 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-Z29 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony A68 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting in to a more detailed comparison, below is a quick summation of how the EX-Z29 matches up versus the A68 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-Z29 & Sony SLT-A68. The whole galleries are available at Casio EX-Z29 Gallery & Sony A68 Gallery.

In case you're looking to lug around your camera often, you will have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-Z29 enjoys 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) and the Sony A68 has dimensions of 143mm x 104mm x 81mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.2") along with a weight of 610 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have chosen at that moment. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the EX-Z29 vs the A68.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-Z29 and A68 is 95 and 64 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to imagine the difference in sensor measurements only by going through technical specs. The visual here will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-Z29 and A68.

As you have seen, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The EX-Z29 having a smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony A68 will produce extra detail using its extra 14MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older EX-Z29 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.