Casio EX-ZS5 vs Sony NEX-5T

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Casio EX-ZS5 vs Sony NEX-5T, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Entry-Level Mirrorless by manufacturers Casio and Sony. The image resolution of the EX-ZS5 (14MP) and the NEX-5T (16MP) is relatively well matched but the EX-ZS5 (1/2.3") and NEX-5T (APS-C) posses totally different sensor size.

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The EX-ZS5 was released 3 years prior to the NEX-5T and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Casio EX-ZS5 being a Ultracompact camera and the Sony NEX-5T being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before delving right into a thorough comparison, here is a short summary of how the EX-ZS5 scores against the NEX-5T in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Casio Exilim EX-ZS5 & Sony Alpha NEX-5T. The complete galleries are viewable at Casio EX-ZS5 Gallery & Sony NEX-5T Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry your camera frequently, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Casio EX-ZS5 comes with physical measurements of 103mm x 59mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) and the Sony NEX-5T has sizing of 111mm x 59mm x 39mm (4.4" x 2.3" x 1.5") with a weight of 276 grams (0.61 lbs).

Take a look at the Casio EX-ZS5 vs Sony NEX-5T in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is a front view size comparison of the EX-ZS5 vs the NEX-5T.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the EX-ZS5 and NEX-5T is 99 and 89 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to visualise the gap between sensor sizing purely by looking at a spec sheet. The photograph here may offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the EX-ZS5 and NEX-5T.

As you can see, both the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The EX-ZS5 due to its tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony NEX-5T will give more detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also help you crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older EX-ZS5 is going to be behind with regard to sensor innovation.