Casio EX-Z90 vs Samsung SH100

Its time to take a deeper look at the Casio EX-Z90 and Samsung SH100, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by rivals Casio and Samsung. The resolution of the EX-Z90 (12MP) and the SH100 (14MP) is very well matched and they enjoy the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

Photography Glossary

The EX-Z90 was unveiled 16 months earlier than the SH100 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-Z90 being a Compact camera and the Samsung SH100 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving through a in-depth comparison, below is a short summary of how the EX-Z90 scores against the SH100 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-Z90 & Samsung SH100. The full galleries are provided at Casio EX-Z90 Gallery & Samsung SH100 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-Z90 has got outside dimensions of 90mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.5" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs) and the Samsung SH100 has proportions of 93mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.7") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

Check the Casio EX-Z90 and Samsung SH100 in our completely new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is the front view overall size comparison of the EX-Z90 versus the SH100.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-Z90 and SH100 is 96 and 99 respectively.

Typically, its difficult to envision the gap between sensor measurements purely by looking at specifications. The photograph underneath will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-Z90 and SH100.

To sum up, the 2 cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but not the same MP. You can expect to see the Samsung SH100 to give you extra detail having an extra 2 Megapixels. Greater resolution will let you crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older EX-Z90 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.