Casio EX-Z33 vs Nikon S33

Let's look a bit more closely at the Casio EX-Z33 vs Nikon S33, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by companies Casio and Nikon. There is a noticeable difference between the image resolutions of the EX-Z33 (10MP) and S33 (13MP) and the EX-Z33 (1/2.3") and S33 (1/3.1") use totally different sensor sizes.

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The EX-Z33 was brought out 6 years before the S33 which is quite a sizable difference as far as tech is concerned. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief synopsis of how the EX-Z33 grades versus the S33 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-Z33 & Nikon Coolpix S33. The entire galleries are viewable at Casio EX-Z33 Gallery & Nikon S33 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and proportions. The Casio EX-Z33 comes with external measurements of 95mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") along with a weight of 106 grams (0.23 lbs) while the Nikon S33 has measurements of 110mm x 66mm x 27mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 221 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have at the time. Following is the front view sizing comparison of the EX-Z33 vs the S33.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the EX-Z33 and S33 is 97 and 91 respectively.

Usually, it can be tough to visualise the gap between sensor dimensions only by reading a spec sheet. The image here will give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-Z33 and S33.

Clearly, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The EX-Z33 featuring a bigger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Nikon S33 will offer you extra detail having its extra 3MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged EX-Z33 is going to be behind in sensor technology.