Casio EX-Z33 vs Sony A6000

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Casio EX-Z33 and Sony A6000, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by competitors Casio and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the EX-Z33 (10MP) and A6000 (24MP) and the EX-Z33 (1/2.3") and A6000 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The EX-Z33 was released 5 years prior to the A6000 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-Z33 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6000 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go through a full comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the EX-Z33 grades versus the A6000 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-Z33 and Sony Alpha a6000. The complete galleries are viewable at Casio EX-Z33 Gallery and Sony A6000 Gallery.

When you are going to carry around your camera, you will need to factor its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-Z33 offers physical dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 106 grams (0.23 lbs) whilst the Sony A6000 has dimensions of 120mm x 67mm x 45mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 1.8") along with a weight of 344 grams (0.76 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the EX-Z33 vs the A6000.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the EX-Z33 and A6000 is 97 and 85 respectively.

Usually, it is difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizes simply by researching specifications. The picture underneath will give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-Z33 and A6000.

Plainly, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The EX-Z33 due to its smaller sensor will make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony A6000 will render more detail as a result of its extra 14MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged EX-Z33 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.