Casio EX-ZR10 vs Sony NEX-C3

Following is a comprehensive assessment of the Casio EX-ZR10 vs Sony NEX-C3, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by rivals Casio and Sony. There is a crucial difference among the image resolutions of the EX-ZR10 (12MP) and NEX-C3 (16MP) and the EX-ZR10 (1/2.3") and NEX-C3 (APS-C) boast different sensor sizes.

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The EX-ZR10 was announced 11 months before the NEX-C3 and they are of a similar generation. Both the cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-ZR10 being a Compact camera and the Sony NEX-C3 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a brief summation of how the EX-ZR10 matches up against the NEX-C3 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-ZR10 and Sony Alpha NEX-C3. The whole galleries are available at Casio EX-ZR10 Gallery and Sony NEX-C3 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry around your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-ZR10 has got external measurements of 102mm x 69mm x 27mm (4.0" x 2.7" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 176 grams (0.39 lbs) while the Sony NEX-C3 has proportions of 110mm x 60mm x 33mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 225 grams (0.50 lbs).

Examine the Casio EX-ZR10 vs Sony NEX-C3 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you use during that time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the EX-ZR10 compared to the NEX-C3.

Looking at size and weight, the portability rating of the EX-ZR10 and NEX-C3 is 93 and 91 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very difficult to imagine the difference in sensor sizes purely by going through specs. The picture here will help give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-ZR10 and NEX-C3.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The EX-ZR10 with its smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallow depth of field harder and the Sony NEX-C3 will show greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The more aged EX-ZR10 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.