Casio EX-Z400 vs Sony NEX-5T

Here is a thorough review of the Casio EX-Z400 and Sony NEX-5T, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by companies Casio and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the EX-Z400 (12MP) and NEX-5T (16MP) and the EX-Z400 (1/2.3") and NEX-5T (APS-C) posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The EX-Z400 was manufactured 5 years before the NEX-5T and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Casio EX-Z400 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony NEX-5T being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before we go straight to a detailed comparison, here is a short highlight of how the EX-Z400 grades vs the NEX-5T in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-Z400 & Sony Alpha NEX-5T. The entire galleries are provided at Casio EX-Z400 Gallery & Sony NEX-5T Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to carry your camera regularly, you need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-Z400 has got exterior dimensions of 95mm x 60mm x 23mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 0.9") along with a weight of 130 grams (0.29 lbs) while the Sony NEX-5T has proportions of 111mm x 59mm x 39mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") having a weight of 276 grams (0.61 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use at the time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the EX-Z400 against the NEX-5T.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the EX-Z400 and NEX-5T is 95 and 89 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to visualise the difference in sensor sizing just by seeing specifications. The graphic below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-Z400 and NEX-5T.

Plainly, both of those cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The EX-Z400 featuring a smaller sensor will make getting shallow depth of field tougher and the Sony NEX-5T will produce more detail due to its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop shots way more aggressively. The older EX-Z400 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.