Casio EX-ZR15 vs Sony A7

Its time to take a deeper look at the Casio EX-ZR15 and Sony A7, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Pro Mirrorless by competitors Casio and Sony. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the EX-ZR15 (16MP) and A7 (24MP) and the EX-ZR15 (1/2.3") and A7 (Full frame) posses different sensor sizing.

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The EX-ZR15 was revealed 24 months prior to the A7 making them a generation away from one another. The two cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-ZR15 being a Compact camera and the Sony A7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving into a more detailed comparison, here is a short synopsis of how the EX-ZR15 grades vs the A7 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Casio Exilim EX-ZR15 and Sony Alpha A7. The full galleries are provided at Casio EX-ZR15 Gallery and Sony A7 Gallery.

If you're aiming to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Casio EX-ZR15 enjoys external dimensions of 102mm x 59mm x 27mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 176 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Sony A7 has dimensions of 127mm x 94mm x 48mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 1.9") along with a weight of 474 grams (1.04 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the EX-ZR15 vs the A7.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-ZR15 and A7 is 93 and 78 respectively.

Typically, it can be tough to visualize the gap between sensor dimensions purely by reading through specs. The image below should offer you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-ZR15 and A7.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The EX-ZR15 having a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony A7 will give you greater detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more aged EX-ZR15 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.