Casio EX-Z450 vs Nikon S6300

Its time to take a deeper look at the Casio EX-Z450 and Nikon S6300, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by competitors Casio and Nikon. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the EX-Z450 (12MP) and S6300 (16MP) but they use the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The EX-Z450 was brought out 3 years before the S6300 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go through a complete comparison, below is a brief view of how the EX-Z450 matches up against the S6300 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-Z450 & Nikon Coolpix S6300. The entire galleries are provided at Casio EX-Z450 Gallery & Nikon S6300 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to carry your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-Z450 provides exterior dimensions of 81mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.2" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Nikon S6300 has proportions of 94mm x 58mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.3" x 1.0") having a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached at the time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the EX-Z450 and the S6300.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the EX-Z450 and S6300 is 96 and 94 respectively.

Often, it's difficult to visualise the gap in sensor sizing simply by checking out technical specs. The visual below will give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-Z450 and S6300.

As you have seen, both cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You can expect the Nikon S6300 to produce extra detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older EX-Z450 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.