Casio EX-ZR1000 vs Sony A7S II

Here is a in depth comparison of the Casio EX-ZR1000 and Sony A7S II, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Pro Mirrorless by competitors Casio and Sony. There exists a large gap among the resolutions of the EX-ZR1000 (16MP) and A7S II (12MP) and the EX-ZR1000 (1/2.3") and A7S II (Full frame) feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The EX-ZR1000 was unveiled 4 years before the A7S II and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-ZR1000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A7S II being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief summary of how the EX-ZR1000 grades versus the A7S II in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-ZR1000 & Sony Alpha A7S II. The full galleries are provided at Casio EX-ZR1000 Gallery & Sony A7S II Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera often, you will want to factor its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-ZR1000 enjoys outside dimensions of 108mm x 62mm x 37mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.5") with a weight of 255 grams (0.56 lbs) and the Sony A7S II has dimensions of 127mm x 96mm x 60mm (5.0" x 3.8" x 2.4") along with a weight of 627 grams (1.38 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you select at that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the EX-ZR1000 compared to the A7S II.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-ZR1000 and A7S II is 90 and 68 respectively.

Quite often, its tough to see the gap in sensor sizing only by researching specs. The visual here may give you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-ZR1000 and A7S II.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The EX-ZR1000 with its smaller sensor will make shooting shallower DOF trickier and the Casio EX-ZR1000 will provide you with more detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The older EX-ZR1000 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.