Casio EX-ZS10 vs Fujifilm IS Pro

Let's look a bit more in depth at the Casio EX-ZS10 and Fujifilm IS Pro, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Pro DSLR by companies Casio and FujiFilm. There exists a significant gap among the sensor resolutions of the EX-ZS10 (14MP) and Fujifilm IS Pro (6MP) and the EX-ZS10 (1/2.3") and Fujifilm IS Pro (APS-C) enjoy totally different sensor dimensions.

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The EX-ZS10 was launched 3 years later than the Fujifilm IS Pro and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Casio EX-ZS10 being a Ultracompact camera and the Fujifilm IS Pro being a Large SLR camera.

Before delving in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the EX-ZS10 scores versus the Fujifilm IS Pro with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Casio Exilim EX-ZS10 and Fujifilm FinePix IS Pro. The complete galleries are viewable at Casio EX-ZS10 Gallery and Fujifilm IS Pro Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to factor its weight and proportions. The Casio EX-ZS10 provides physical dimensions of 103mm x 59mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") along with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Fujifilm IS Pro has measurements of 147mm x 113mm x 74mm (5.8" x 4.4" x 2.9") having a weight of 920 grams (2.03 lbs).

Take a look at the Casio EX-ZS10 and Fujifilm IS Pro in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have during that time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the EX-ZS10 versus the Fujifilm IS Pro.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the EX-ZS10 and Fujifilm IS Pro is 99 and 55 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to visualise the difference in sensor measurements simply by researching a spec sheet. The graphic here will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the EX-ZS10 and Fujifilm IS Pro.

As you can see, the 2 cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The EX-ZS10 because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallow DOF harder and the Casio EX-ZS10 will render more detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The fresher EX-ZS10 is going to have a benefit when it comes to sensor innovation.