Casio EX-ZR1000 vs Sony A6100

Lets examine more closely at the Casio EX-ZR1000 versus Sony A6100, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Casio and Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the EX-ZR1000 (16MP) and A6100 (24MP) and the EX-ZR1000 (1/2.3") and A6100 (APS-C) possess different sensor measurements.

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The EX-ZR1000 was brought out 8 years prior to the A6100 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-ZR1000 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6100 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a concise view of how the EX-ZR1000 grades versus the A6100 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-ZR1000 & Sony Alpha a6100. The entire galleries are available at Casio EX-ZR1000 Gallery & Sony A6100 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to consider its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-ZR1000 features exterior measurements of 108mm x 62mm x 37mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.5") with a weight of 255 grams (0.56 lbs) while the Sony A6100 has proportions of 120mm x 67mm x 59mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.3") and a weight of 396 grams (0.87 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using at the time. The following is the front view dimension comparison of the EX-ZR1000 and the A6100.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the EX-ZR1000 and A6100 is 90 and 81 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be hard to picture the difference between sensor measurements purely by going over technical specs. The visual here will help offer you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-ZR1000 and A6100.

As you can tell, the 2 cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The EX-ZR1000 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting bokeh more difficult and the Sony A6100 will deliver more detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older EX-ZR1000 is going to be behind in sensor tech.