Casio EX-ZR10 vs Sony A900

Its time to look much closer at the Casio EX-ZR10 versus Sony A900, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Casio and Sony. There is a sizeable difference between the resolutions of the EX-ZR10 (12MP) and A900 (25MP) and the EX-ZR10 (1/2.3") and A900 (Full frame) have different sensor measurements.

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The EX-ZR10 was introduced 24 months after the A900 making them a generation away from each other. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-ZR10 being a Compact camera and the Sony A900 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before diving into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the EX-ZR10 scores vs the A900 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-ZR10 and Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. The whole galleries are viewable at Casio EX-ZR10 Gallery and Sony A900 Gallery.

If you're intending to carry around your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and volume. The Casio EX-ZR10 comes with outer measurements of 102mm x 69mm x 27mm (4.0" x 2.7" x 1.1") having a weight of 176 grams (0.39 lbs) while the Sony A900 has sizing of 156mm x 117mm x 82mm (6.1" x 4.6" x 3.2") along with a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you use during that time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the EX-ZR10 against the A900.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the EX-ZR10 and A900 is 93 and 54 respectively.

Usually, it can be tough to picture the gap between sensor sizes purely by reviewing specifications. The picture underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-ZR10 and A900.

Plainly, each of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The EX-ZR10 using its tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Sony A900 will deliver greater detail using its extra 13 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more modern EX-ZR10 should have an advantage with regard to sensor innovation.