Casio EX-Z450 vs Samsung NX30

On this page, we will be analyzing the Casio EX-Z450 and Samsung NX30, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Casio and Samsung. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the EX-Z450 (12MP) and NX30 (20MP) and the EX-Z450 (1/2.3") and NX30 (APS-C) provide different sensor dimensions.

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The EX-Z450 was brought out 5 years prior to the NX30 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-Z450 being a Compact camera and the Samsung NX30 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before going right into a more detailed comparison, here is a short introduction of how the EX-Z450 matches up versus the NX30 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-Z450 & Samsung NX30. The entire galleries are available at Casio EX-Z450 Gallery & Samsung NX30 Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera frequently, you'll need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-Z450 enjoys 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) and the Samsung NX30 has dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 58mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.3") and a weight of 375 grams (0.83 lbs).

Take a look at the Casio EX-Z450 and Samsung NX30 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the EX-Z450 versus the NX30.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the EX-Z450 and NX30 is 96 and 75 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to visualize the gap between sensor sizing only by reading specs. The photograph here will give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-Z450 and NX30.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The EX-Z450 because of its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF trickier and the Samsung NX30 will offer more detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older EX-Z450 is going to be behind in sensor innovation.