Casio EX-Z800 vs Nikon S01

Its time to look a little more closely at the Casio EX-Z800 and Nikon S01, both Ultracompact digital cameras by manufacturers Casio and Nikon. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the EX-Z800 (14MP) and S01 (10MP) and the EX-Z800 (1/2.3") and S01 (1/2.9") feature totally different sensor size.

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The EX-Z800 was launched 3 years before the S01 and that is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras offer the identical body type (Ultracompact).

Before we go straight into a in depth comparison, below is a concise overview of how the EX-Z800 matches up vs the S01 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-Z800 and Nikon Coolpix S01. The complete galleries are available at Casio EX-Z800 Gallery and Nikon S01 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and volume. The Casio EX-Z800 provides physical dimensions of 91mm x 52mm x 20mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.8") along with a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs) and the Nikon S01 has sizing of 77mm x 52mm x 17mm (3.0" x 2.0" x 0.7") and a weight of 96 grams (0.21 lbs).

Compare the Casio EX-Z800 and Nikon S01 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you use at that moment. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the EX-Z800 vs the S01.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the EX-Z800 and S01 is 96 and 97 respectively.

Often, it is very hard to envision the difference between sensor sizing just by reading technical specs. The visual here should provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-Z800 and S01.

As you have seen, both of the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The EX-Z800 featuring a larger sensor will make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Casio EX-Z800 will deliver more detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a little more aggressively. The older EX-Z800 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.