Casio EX-Z450 vs Nikon L810

Its time to look a little more in depth at the Casio EX-Z450 vs Nikon L810, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Casio and Nikon. There exists a crucial gap among the image resolutions of the EX-Z450 (12MP) and L810 (16MP) but they use the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The EX-Z450 was manufactured 3 years before the L810 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a full comparison, below is a simple summary of how the EX-Z450 matches up against the L810 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-Z450 and Nikon Coolpix L810. The entire galleries are viewable at Casio EX-Z450 Gallery and Nikon L810 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry your camera regularly, you have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-Z450 provides outside measurements of 81mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.2" x 2.2" x 0.8") having a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs) while the Nikon L810 has proportions of 111mm x 76mm x 83mm (4.4" x 3.0" x 3.3") with a weight of 430 grams (0.95 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you choose at that time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the EX-Z450 against the L810.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the EX-Z450 and L810 is 96 and 74 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualise the difference in sensor sizing purely by looking through a spec sheet. The graphic here should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-Z450 and L810.

Clearly, each of the cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing but not the same MP. You should expect to see the Nikon L810 to result in more detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will help you crop images far more aggressively. The older EX-Z450 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.