Casio EX-Z550 vs Sony RX100 II

Its time to take a deeper look at the Casio EX-Z550 and Sony RX100 II, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by rivals Casio and Sony. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the EX-Z550 (14MP) and RX100 II (20MP) and the EX-Z550 (1/2.3") and RX100 II (1") offer totally different sensor sizes.

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The EX-Z550 was introduced 4 years before the RX100 II and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-Z550 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going right into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the EX-Z550 grades against the RX100 II in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-Z550 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II. The whole galleries are provided at Casio EX-Z550 Gallery & Sony RX100 II Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera frequently, you need to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-Z550 offers physical dimensions of 99mm x 53mm x 20mm (3.9" x 2.1" x 0.8") with a weight of 143 grams (0.32 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 II has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") having a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you are utilizing at that time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the EX-Z550 and the RX100 II.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-Z550 and RX100 II is 95 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to envision the contrast in sensor measurements merely by viewing technical specs. The photograph here may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-Z550 and RX100 II.

As you have seen, the 2 cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The EX-Z550 using its smaller sensor will make getting bokeh trickier and the Sony RX100 II will render extra detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older EX-Z550 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.