Casio EX-ZR400 vs Panasonic LX3

Let's look closer at the Casio EX-ZR400 and Panasonic LX3, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Casio and Panasonic. There exists a noticeable gap between the image resolutions of the EX-ZR400 (16MP) and LX3 (10MP) and the EX-ZR400 (1/2.3") and LX3 (1/1.63") come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The EX-ZR400 was manufactured 4 years after the LX3 which is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the EX-ZR400 matches up versus the LX3 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-ZR400 & Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3. The entire galleries are available at Casio EX-ZR400 Gallery & Panasonic LX3 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to carry around your camera, you'll have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Casio EX-ZR400 comes with outside measurements of 105mm x 59mm x 29mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 205 grams (0.45 lbs) whilst the Panasonic LX3 has proportions of 109mm x 60mm x 27mm (4.3" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 265 grams (0.58 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Below is the front view scale comparison of the EX-ZR400 compared to the LX3.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the EX-ZR400 and LX3 is 92 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it is hard to envision the contrast between sensor sizes just by reading through specs. The image underneath will provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the EX-ZR400 and LX3.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The EX-ZR400 due to its tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF more difficult and the Casio EX-ZR400 will give you extra detail due to its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The more modern EX-ZR400 is going to have an edge in sensor technology.