Casio EX-ZR10 vs Leica D-LUX 5

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Casio EX-ZR10 and Leica D-LUX 5, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by rivals Casio and Leica. The sensor resolution of the EX-ZR10 (12MP) and the D-LUX 5 (10MP) is relatively close but the EX-ZR10 (1/2.3") and D-LUX 5 (1/1.63") come with different sensor dimensions.

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The EX-ZR10 was launched around the same time to the D-LUX 5 and they are both of a similar age. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting in to a detailed comparison, below is a short introduction of how the EX-ZR10 scores against the D-LUX 5 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-ZR10 & Leica D-LUX 5. The complete galleries are available at Casio EX-ZR10 Gallery & Leica D-LUX 5 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera, you need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-ZR10 offers physical dimensions of 102mm x 69mm x 27mm (4.0" x 2.7" x 1.1") along with a weight of 176 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Leica D-LUX 5 has dimensions of 110mm x 66mm x 43mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.7") along with a weight of 271 grams (0.60 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is the front view measurement comparison of the EX-ZR10 versus the D-LUX 5.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-ZR10 and D-LUX 5 is 93 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to imagine the difference in sensor measurements simply by looking through specifications. The photograph underneath may offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-ZR10 and D-LUX 5.

To sum up, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The EX-ZR10 due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF harder and the Casio EX-ZR10 will provide you with more detail utilizing its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively.