Casio EX-Z800 vs Sony RX100 VII

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Casio EX-Z800 versus Sony RX100 VII, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Casio and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the EX-Z800 (14MP) and RX100 VII (20MP) and the EX-Z800 (1/2.3") and RX100 VII (1") boast different sensor sizing.

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The EX-Z800 was released 10 years prior to the RX100 VII and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-Z800 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go right into a full comparison, here is a quick highlight of how the EX-Z800 matches up versus the RX100 VII when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-Z800 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The complete galleries are available at Casio EX-Z800 Gallery & Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

If you are aiming to carry your camera often, you should consider its weight and proportions. The Casio EX-Z800 features outer 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) whilst the Sony RX100 VII has measurements of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") along with a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

See the Casio EX-Z800 versus Sony RX100 VII in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the EX-Z800 against the RX100 VII.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the EX-Z800 and RX100 VII is 96 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, it is tough to imagine the gap in sensor sizing purely by checking out specs. The photograph underneath will provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-Z800 and RX100 VII.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The EX-Z800 due to its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony RX100 VII will produce greater detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs more aggressively. The older EX-Z800 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.