Casio EX-ZR1000 vs Sony RX1R

The following is a in-depth assessment of the Casio EX-ZR1000 versus Sony RX1R, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Casio and Sony. There is a sizable difference between the image resolutions of the EX-ZR1000 (16MP) and RX1R (24MP) and the EX-ZR1000 (1/2.3") and RX1R (Full frame) feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The EX-ZR1000 was released 9 months before the RX1R and they are of a similar age. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-ZR1000 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX1R being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the EX-ZR1000 scores versus the RX1R in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-ZR1000 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R. The complete galleries are provided at Casio EX-ZR1000 Gallery & Sony RX1R Gallery.

In case you're intending to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-ZR1000 offers outer measurements of 108mm x 62mm x 37mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.5") along with a weight of 255 grams (0.56 lbs) and the Sony RX1R has proportions of 113mm x 65mm x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") accompanied by a weight of 482 grams (1.06 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have at that time. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the EX-ZR1000 against the RX1R.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the EX-ZR1000 and RX1R is 90 and 79 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is very difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by reading through specs. The image below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-ZR1000 and RX1R.

All in all, both the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The EX-ZR1000 featuring a tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony RX1R will give you greater detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more aged EX-ZR1000 is going to be behind in sensor tech.