Casio EX-Z450 vs Sony A58

Below is a in depth assessment of the Casio EX-Z450 versus Sony A58, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by competitors Casio and Sony. There exists a large gap between the resolutions of the EX-Z450 (12MP) and A58 (20MP) and the EX-Z450 (1/2.3") and A58 (APS-C) posses totally different sensor sizing.

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The EX-Z450 was released 5 years before the A58 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras feature different body design with the Casio EX-Z450 being a Compact camera and the Sony A58 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the EX-Z450 grades vs the A58 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-Z450 & Sony SLT-A58. The complete galleries are provided at Casio EX-Z450 Gallery & Sony A58 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to think about its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-Z450 offers outer measurements of 81mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.2" x 2.2" x 0.8") along with a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs) whilst the Sony A58 has proportions of 129mm x 95mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.7" x 3.1") along with a weight of 492 grams (1.08 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the EX-Z450 compared to the A58.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the EX-Z450 and A58 is 96 and 68 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements purely by looking at technical specs. The visual here may offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-Z450 and A58.

As you can tell, both of those cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The EX-Z450 due to its tinier sensor will make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony A58 will give more detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older EX-Z450 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.