Casio EX-ZR300 vs Sony A6500

In this article, we are analyzing the Casio EX-ZR300 and Sony A6500, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced Mirrorless by manufacturers Casio and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the EX-ZR300 (16MP) and A6500 (24MP) and the EX-ZR300 (1/2.3") and A6500 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor size.

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The EX-ZR300 was manufactured 5 years before the A6500 which is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Casio EX-ZR300 being a Compact camera and the Sony A6500 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before going through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief summation of how the EX-ZR300 scores against the A6500 for portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Casio Exilim EX-ZR300 & Sony Alpha a6500. The entire galleries are viewable at Casio EX-ZR300 Gallery & Sony A6500 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry around your camera often, you will need to think about its weight and volume. The Casio EX-ZR300 has got outer dimensions of 105mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs) while the Sony A6500 has sizing of 120mm x 67mm x 53mm (4.7" x 2.6" x 2.1") with a weight of 453 grams (1.00 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at the time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the EX-ZR300 versus the A6500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the EX-ZR300 and A6500 is 92 and 81 respectively.

Normally, its tough to envision the gap in sensor sizes purely by researching specs. The image underneath will provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the EX-ZR300 and A6500.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor sizes. The EX-ZR300 due to its smaller sensor will make getting shallow DOF more difficult and the Sony A6500 will provide you with extra detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos a little more aggressively. The more aged EX-ZR300 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.