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Casio EX-Z33 vs Casio EX-ZR1000

Portability
97
Imaging
33
Features
17
Overall
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Casio Exilim EX-Z33 front
 
Casio Exilim EX-ZR1000 front
Portability
90
Imaging
39
Features
53
Overall
44

Casio EX-Z33 vs Casio EX-ZR1000 Key Specs

Casio EX-Z33
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.5" Fixed Display
  • ISO 64 - 1600
  • 640 x 480 video
  • 36-107mm (F3.1-5.6) lens
  • 106g - 95 x 56 x 18mm
  • Revealed August 2009
Casio EX-ZR1000
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-300mm (F3.0-5.9) lens
  • 255g - 108 x 62 x 37mm
  • Revealed September 2012
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Casio EX-Z33 vs Casio EX-ZR1000 Overview

Let's look a bit more closely at the Casio EX-Z33 versus Casio EX-ZR1000, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both manufactured by Casio. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the EX-Z33 (10MP) and EX-ZR1000 (16MP) but they use the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The EX-Z33 was introduced 4 years prior to the EX-ZR1000 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving through a more detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the EX-Z33 matches up versus the EX-ZR1000 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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Reasons to pick Casio EX-Z33 over the Casio EX-ZR1000

 EX-Z33 EX-ZR1000 

Reasons to pick Casio EX-ZR1000 over the Casio EX-Z33

 EX-ZR1000 EX-Z33 
RevealedSeptember 2012August 2009More recent by 37 months
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Screen dimension3"2.5"Bigger screen (+0.5")
Screen resolution461k230kSharper screen (+231k dot)

Common features in the Casio EX-Z33 and Casio EX-ZR1000

 EX-Z33 EX-ZR1000 
Manual focus Dial accurate focus
Selfie screen Neither comes with selfie screen
Touch screen Neither comes with Touch screen

Casio EX-Z33 vs Casio EX-ZR1000 Physical Comparison

When you are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and size. The Casio EX-Z33 comes with physical measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 106 grams (0.23 lbs) and the Casio EX-ZR1000 has specifications of 108mm x 62mm x 37mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.5") having a weight of 255 grams (0.56 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you have attached at the time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the EX-Z33 versus the EX-ZR1000.

Casio EX-Z33 vs Casio EX-ZR1000 size comparison

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-Z33 and EX-ZR1000 is 97 and 90 respectively.

Casio EX-Z33 vs Casio EX-ZR1000 top view buttons comparison

Casio EX-Z33 vs Casio EX-ZR1000 Sensor Comparison

More often than not, it is difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements simply by going over technical specs. The graphic here will help give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-Z33 and EX-ZR1000.

As you can tell, both the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Casio EX-ZR1000 to offer greater detail using its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older EX-Z33 is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.

Casio EX-Z33 vs Casio EX-ZR1000 sensor size comparison

Casio EX-Z33 vs Casio EX-ZR1000 Screen and ViewFinder

Casio EX-Z33 vs Casio EX-ZR1000 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Casio EX-Z33 as a Portrait photography camera
Casio EX-ZR1000 as a Portrait photography camera
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focusing manually
manual exposure not available
external flash not possible
resolution not great (10MP)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW format
43
manual focus
resolution is good (16MP)
includes face detection autofocus
can't use external flash
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Street Comparison

Casio EX-Z33 Street photography info
Casio EX-ZR1000 Street photography info
55
lighter than average (106 grams)
screen does not articulate
no image stabilization
very small sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW format
68
tilting screen
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than competitors (255 grams)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Casio EX-Z33 Sports photography info
Casio EX-ZR1000 Sports photography info
16
lack of shutter priority mode
no image stabilization
resolution not great (10 megapixels)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
no phase detect auto focus
50
amazing zoom range (24-300mm 12.5 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
resolution is good (16 megapixels)
includes tracking autofocus
good battery power (470 CIPA)
low frames per second (3.0 frames per second)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison

Casio EX-Z33 Travel photography factors
Casio EX-ZR1000 Travel photography factors
56
lighter than average (106 grams)
has built in flash
does not have Timelapse mode
resolution not great (10 megapixels)
display is not selfie friendly
wide angle not fantastic (36mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
70
good battery power (470 shots)
lighter than competitors (255g)
resolution is good (16MP)
flash built-in
quite wide (24mm)
long reach (300mm)
doesn't have Timelapse function
doesn't offer selfie friendly display
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.0)
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Landscape Comparison

Casio EX-Z33 Landscape photography factors
Casio EX-ZR1000 Landscape photography factors
27
focusing manually
can't change lens (fixed lens mount)
wide angle not fantastic (36mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
small screen (2.5")
manual exposure not available
no image stabilization
resolution not great (10 megapixels)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
no RAW format
does not have Timelapse mode
51
manual focus
quite wide (24mm)
pretty good screen size (3")
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
resolution is good (16MP)
good battery power (470 per charge)
can't swap lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.0)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
doesn't have RAW support
doesn't have Timelapse function
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Casio EX-Z33
Vlogging with Casio EX-ZR1000
25
lighter than average (106 grams)
wide angle not fantastic (36mm)
somewhat slow maximum aperture (f3.1)
display is not selfie friendly
no image stabilization
video res low (640 x 480 pxls)
does not have external microphone socket
34
quite wide (24mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
includes face detection autofocus
high res video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
lighter than competitors (255g)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.0)
doesn't offer selfie friendly display
doesn't have external microphone support
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Casio EX-Z33 vs Casio EX-ZR1000 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Casio EX-Z33 and Casio EX-ZR1000
 Casio Exilim EX-Z33Casio Exilim EX-ZR1000
General Information
Make Casio Casio
Model type Casio Exilim EX-Z33 Casio Exilim EX-ZR1000
Class Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Superzoom
Revealed 2009-08-31 2012-09-25
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Chip - EXILIM Engine HS 3
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10 megapixel 16 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Maximum resolution 3648 x 2736 4608 x 3456
Maximum native ISO 1600 3200
Minimum native ISO 64 80
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
AF touch
Continuous AF
AF single
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
AF multi area
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 36-107mm (3.0x) 24-300mm (12.5x)
Max aperture f/3.1-5.6 f/3.0-5.9
Macro focusing range 10cm 5cm
Focal length multiplier 5.8 5.8
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Tilting
Display size 2.5" 3"
Resolution of display 230k dots 461k dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch functionality
Display tech - Super Clear TFT color LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 4s 4s
Highest shutter speed 1/2000s 1/2000s
Continuous shooting rate - 3.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manual mode
Exposure compensation - Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Integrated flash
Flash distance 2.80 m 4.70 m
Flash settings Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Soft Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye
External flash
AE bracketing
White balance bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment exposure
Average exposure
Spot exposure
Partial exposure
AF area exposure
Center weighted exposure
Video features
Video resolutions 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps) 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30,20,15 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 120 fps), 512 x 384 (30, 240 fps), 224 x 160 (480 fps), 224 x 64 (1000 fps),
Maximum video resolution 640x480 1920x1080
Video file format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, H.264
Microphone support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental sealing
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 106 grams (0.23 lbs) 255 grams (0.56 lbs)
Dimensions 95 x 56 x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") 108 x 62 x 37mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.5")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 470 pictures
Type of battery - Battery Pack
Battery ID NP-82 NP-130
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec, Triple) Yes (2 or 10 seconds, custom)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SD/SDHC card, Internal SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots 1 1
Retail cost $120 $572