Casio EX-ZR10 vs Sony A3000

Lets look more closely at the Casio EX-ZR10 and Sony A3000, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by competitors Casio and Sony. There is a huge difference between the resolutions of the EX-ZR10 (12MP) and A3000 (20MP) and the EX-ZR10 (1/2.3") and A3000 (APS-C) posses different sensor sizes.

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The EX-ZR10 was launched 3 years earlier than the A3000 which is quite a significant gap as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-ZR10 being a Compact camera and the Sony A3000 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving into a step-by-step comparison, here is a short view of how the EX-ZR10 matches up versus the A3000 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-ZR10 and Sony Alpha A3000. The complete galleries are available at Casio EX-ZR10 Gallery and Sony A3000 Gallery.

In case you're intending to carry around your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and volume. The Casio EX-ZR10 enjoys outer dimensions of 102mm x 69mm x 27mm (4.0" x 2.7" x 1.1") with a weight of 176 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Sony A3000 has sizing of 128mm x 91mm x 85mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 3.3") along with a weight of 411 grams (0.91 lbs).

Compare the Casio EX-ZR10 and Sony A3000 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the EX-ZR10 and the A3000.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the EX-ZR10 and A3000 is 93 and 69 respectively.

Often, its difficult to picture the gap between sensor sizes just by reviewing technical specs. The image below might provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-ZR10 and A3000.

As you have seen, both of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The EX-ZR10 due to its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF more challenging and the Sony A3000 will offer you extra detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more aged EX-ZR10 is going to be behind in sensor tech.