As well as being compared against other compacts, the Casio Exilim EX-Z75 is also often compared to entry-level DSLRs. The Casio Exilim EX-Z75's top rivals come from Canon (such as the Rebel T3i) and Panasonic (such as the Lumix TS25)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Casio EX-Z75 compared to other compact competitors include: it has a slightly wider aperture (f/3.1 vs f/3.9) and has a faster max shutter speed (1/2000 of a second vs 1/1300 of a second).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (38 mm vs 25 mm), doesn't have image stabilization (none vs lens), takes slightly lower resolution photos (7.1 MP vs 9.6 MP), is older (january 2007 vs january 2013) and is not waterproof.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Casio EX-Z75 compared to entry-level DSLR competitors include: it is much smaller (super compact (95×61×20 mm) vs professional size (133×100×80 mm)), is thinner (0.8" vs 3.1") and is much lighter (156 g vs 570 g).
However, on average it records lower quality movies (480p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 30fps), has a much smaller screen (2.6" vs 3"), has a much lower resolution screen (115k dots vs 1,040k dots), takes much lower resolution photos (7.1 MP vs 17.9 MP) and doesn't record movies in 24p.
