As well as being compared against other compacts, the Casio Exilim EX-Z55 is also often compared to pro digicams and digicams. The Casio Exilim EX-Z55's top rivals come from Casio (such as the Exilim EX-100 and the Exilim EX-G1) and Panasonic (such as the Lumix DMC-LZ3)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Casio EX-Z55 compared to other compact competitors include: it has a significantly wider aperture (f/2.6 vs f/3.9), has a significantly wider wide angle lens (35 mm vs 38 mm), has a viewfinder (tunnel vs none) and has a faster max shutter speed (1/2000 of a second vs 1/1250 of a second).
However, on average it has a slightly smaller screen (2.5" vs 3"), takes significantly lower resolution photos (4.9 MP vs 9.8 MP), slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO), is older (august 2004 vs november 2009) and is thicker (0.9" vs 0.8").
Generally, some of the advantages of the Casio EX-Z55 compared to pro digicam competitors include: it is thinner (0.9" vs 2"), is slightly lighter (180 g vs 389 g) and has a viewfinder (tunnel vs none).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (35 mm vs 28 mm), has a much smaller screen (2.5" vs 3.5"), has a much lower resolution screen (115k dots vs 921k dots), doesn't have image stabilization (none vs sensor shift) and takes significantly lower resolution photos (4.9 MP vs 12 MP).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Casio EX-Z55 compared to digicam competitors include: it has a slightly wider wide angle lens (35 mm vs 37 mm), has a significantly larger screen (2.5" vs 2"), is thinner (0.9" vs 1.8") and has a viewfinder (tunnel vs none).
However, on average it doesn't have image stabilization (none vs lens), is older (august 2004 vs january 2006) and much shorter exposures (4 seconds vs 60 seconds).
