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Casio EX-Z400 vs Casio EX-ZR800

Portability
95
Imaging
34
Features
25
Overall
30
Casio Exilim EX-Z400 front
 
Casio Exilim EX-ZR800 front
Portability
91
Imaging
40
Features
55
Overall
46

Casio EX-Z400 vs Casio EX-ZR800 Key Specs

Casio EX-Z400
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Display
  • ISO 100 - 1600
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-112mm (F2.6-7.0) lens
  • 130g - 95 x 60 x 23mm
  • Introduced January 2009
Casio EX-ZR800
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Sensor-shift Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-450mm (F3.5-5.9) lens
  • 222g - 108 x 60 x 31mm
  • Announced August 2013
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Casio EX-Z400 vs Casio EX-ZR800 Overview

Let's look more in depth at the Casio EX-Z400 and Casio EX-ZR800, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both produced by Casio. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the EX-Z400 (12MP) and EX-ZR800 (16MP) but both cameras boast the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The EX-Z400 was revealed 5 years before the EX-ZR800 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-Z400 being a Ultracompact camera and the Casio EX-ZR800 being a Compact camera.

Before getting into a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the EX-Z400 scores versus the EX-ZR800 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

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Reasons to pick Casio EX-Z400 over the Casio EX-ZR800

 EX-Z400 EX-ZR800 

Reasons to pick Casio EX-ZR800 over the Casio EX-Z400

 EX-ZR800 EX-Z400 
AnnouncedAugust 2013January 2009Fresher by 55 months
Manually focus Very exact focus
Screen resolution922k230kSharper screen (+692k dot)

Common features in the Casio EX-Z400 and Casio EX-ZR800

 EX-Z400 EX-ZR800 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen dimensions3"3"Equal screen sizing
Selfie screen Lacking selfie screen
Touch screen Lacking Touch screen

Casio EX-Z400 vs Casio EX-ZR800 Physical Comparison

For anyone who is intending to carry your camera regularly, you have to think about its weight and size. The Casio EX-Z400 provides outside measurements of 95mm x 60mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") with a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) while the Casio EX-ZR800 has specifications of 108mm x 60mm x 31mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 222 grams (0.49 lbs).

See the Casio EX-Z400 and Casio EX-ZR800 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses

Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have during that time. Following is a front view proportions comparison of the EX-Z400 against the EX-ZR800.

Casio EX-Z400 vs Casio EX-ZR800 size comparison

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-Z400 and EX-ZR800 is 95 and 91 respectively.

Casio EX-Z400 vs Casio EX-ZR800 top view buttons comparison

Casio EX-Z400 vs Casio EX-ZR800 Sensor Comparison

Typically, its tough to envision the gap in sensor sizing only by checking out technical specs. The graphic here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-Z400 and EX-ZR800.

As you have seen, both of these cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same MP. You can expect the Casio EX-ZR800 to provide extra detail because of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older EX-Z400 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.

Casio EX-Z400 vs Casio EX-ZR800 sensor size comparison

Casio EX-Z400 vs Casio EX-ZR800 Screen and ViewFinder

Casio EX-Z400 vs Casio EX-ZR800 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Casio EX-Z400 Portrait photography info
Casio EX-ZR800 Portrait photography info
20
no manual focus
no manual control
cannot use external flash
low MP (12 megapixels)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
44
you can focus manually
good megapixels (16MP)
offers face detection focus
can't use external flash
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
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Street Comparison

Casio EX-Z400 Street photography info
Casio EX-ZR800 Street photography info
56
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
no moving screen
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
61
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
lighter than average (222g)
screen is fixed
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
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Sports Comparison

Sports photography with Casio EX-Z400
Sports photography with Casio EX-ZR800
25
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
low max shutter speed (1/1,000 seconds)
no shutter priority mode
low MP (12 megapixels)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of phase detect AF
51
excellent zoom range (25-450mm 18.0 x zoom)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good megapixels (16MP)
offers tracking autofocus
better than average battery pack (470 per charge)
slow frames per second (3.0 fps)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no phase detect auto focus
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Travel Comparison

Casio EX-Z400 Travel photography info
Casio EX-ZR800 Travel photography info
58
flash built-in
reasonably wide (28mm)
lack of Timelapse function
low MP (12MP)
does not feature selfie friendly screen
slow maximum aperture (f2.6)
74
better than average battery pack (470 shots)
lighter than average (222 grams)
good megapixels (16MP)
built-in flash
decently wide (25mm)
great zoom (450mm)
does not posses selfie friendly display
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
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Landscape Comparison

Casio EX-Z400 Landscape photography advice
Casio EX-ZR800 Landscape photography advice
36
reasonably wide (28mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
no manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
slow maximum aperture (f2.6)
no manual control
low MP (12MP)
very small sensor size (1/2.3")
lack of RAW format
lack of Timelapse function
55
you can focus manually
decently wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
good megapixels (16 megapixels)
better than average battery pack (470 per charge)
cannot change lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
very small sensor (1/2.3")
has no RAW files
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Vlogging Comparison

Vlogging with Casio EX-Z400
Vlogging with Casio EX-ZR800
29
reasonably wide (28mm)
image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
slow maximum aperture (f2.6)
does not feature selfie friendly screen
low quality video (1280 x 720 resolution)
lack of external microphone jack
34
decently wide (25mm)
has image stabilization (Sensor-shift)
offers face detection focus
high video quality (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lighter than average (222 grams)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.5)
does not posses selfie friendly display
doesn't have external mic support
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Casio EX-Z400 vs Casio EX-ZR800 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Casio EX-Z400 and Casio EX-ZR800
 Casio Exilim EX-Z400Casio Exilim EX-ZR800
General Information
Make Casio Casio
Model Casio Exilim EX-Z400 Casio Exilim EX-ZR800
Class Ultracompact Small Sensor Superzoom
Introduced 2009-01-08 2013-08-07
Physical type Ultracompact Compact
Sensor Information
Powered by - EXILIM Engine HS 3
Sensor type CCD CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 12MP 16MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 16:9, 4:3 and 3:2 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest Possible resolution 4000 x 3000 4608 x 3456
Maximum native ISO 1600 3200
Minimum native ISO 100 80
RAW support
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Touch focus
AF continuous
AF single
Tracking AF
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detect focusing
Contract detect focusing
Phase detect focusing
Cross focus points - -
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-112mm (4.0x) 25-450mm (18.0x)
Maximal aperture f/2.6-7.0 f/3.5-5.9
Macro focus distance - 4cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Display type Fixed Type Fixed Type
Display size 3 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 230 thousand dots 922 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch display
Display technology - Super Clear TFT color LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder None None
Features
Min shutter speed 1/2s 4s
Max shutter speed 1/1000s 1/2000s
Continuous shutter rate - 3.0 frames per sec
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set WB
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range - 4.70 m
Flash options - Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye
Hot shoe
AEB
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Video resolutions 1280 x 720 (24 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (15 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 1280x720 1920x1080
Video data format Motion JPEG MPEG-4, H.264
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless None None
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB none USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 130g (0.29 lb) 222g (0.49 lb)
Physical dimensions 95 x 60 x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") 108 x 60 x 31mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.2")
DXO scores
DXO Overall score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 470 photographs
Battery style - Battery Pack
Battery model NP-40 NP-130
Self timer Yes (10 seconds, 2 seconds, Triple Self-timer) Yes (2 or 10 seconds, custom)
Time lapse recording
Type of storage SDHC Memory Card, SD Memory Card, Eye-Fi Wireless Card compatible SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots Single Single
Price at release $0 $429