Casio EX-ZR100 vs Sony HX300

Below is a extensive comparison of the Casio EX-ZR100 versus Sony HX300, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by brands Casio and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the EX-ZR100 (12MP) and HX300 (20MP) but they come with the exact same sensor size (1/2.3").

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The EX-ZR100 was introduced 19 months prior to the HX300 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-ZR100 being a Compact camera and the Sony HX300 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go through a thorough comparison, below is a simple overview of how the EX-ZR100 matches up versus the HX300 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-ZR100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX300. The whole galleries are available at Casio EX-ZR100 Gallery & Sony HX300 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera often, you will want to think about its weight and size. The Casio EX-ZR100 features outer dimensions of 105mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 204 grams (0.45 lbs) while the Sony HX300 has specifications of 130mm x 103mm x 93mm (5.1" x 4.1" x 3.7") having a weight of 623 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that moment. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the EX-ZR100 vs the HX300.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the EX-ZR100 and HX300 is 92 and 63 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements merely by checking out a spec sheet. The visual here will give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-ZR100 and HX300.

Clearly, both of these cameras have got the exact same sensor measurements albeit different resolution. You can count on the Sony HX300 to produce more detail using its extra 8MP. Higher resolution can also enable you to crop pictures much more aggressively. The older EX-ZR100 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.