Casio Exilim EX-Z35

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Reasons to buy the Casio Exilim EX-Z35

Size
Really small
Super compact 99x57x20 mm
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Light sensitivity
High ISO
3,200 ISO
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Weight
Light-weight
124 g
Canon PowerShot A530

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A530

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.6
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Tunnel

differences

Advantages of the Canon A530

Aperture Wider aperture f/2.6 vs f/3.1
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At its widest zoom, the A530's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Tunnel vs None
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A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 5 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 4s
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Around 4x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Casio EX-Z35

True resolution Much higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 5 MP
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Capture around 2x more detail in your photos
Screen size Much larger screen 2.5" vs 1.8"
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Around 40% larger screen
Size Much smaller 99x57x20 mm vs 90x64x43 mm
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2.2x smaller
Thickness Much thinner 0.8" vs 1.7"
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2.2x thinner
Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.5" 5.8x4.3mm
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More than 10% larger sensor
Weight Much lighter 124 g vs 220 g
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More than 40% lighter
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 230k dots vs 77k dots
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Around 3x higher resolution screen
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 800 ISO
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The EX-Z35's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better
Movie format Higher resolution movies 848 x 480 @ 30fps vs 480p @ 20fps
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Shoots higher resolution video at a higher frame rate
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Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Image stabilization No image stabilization Help
Risk of blur
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
35 mm
Screen size Very small screens Help
A530:1.8"
EX-Z35:2.5"
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Movie format Poor movies Help
A530:480p @ 20fps
EX-Z35:848 x 480 @ 30fps
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
A530:77k dots
EX-Z35:230k dots
Zoom Poor zoom Help
A530:4x
EX-Z35:3x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker

Canon PowerShot A530 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus FE-340

Olympus FE-340

Compact

Screen size Much larger screen
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Canon PowerShot A1200

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$69

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Screen size Much larger screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly slower
Placeholder

Canon PowerShot SD450

Compact

Screen size Much larger screen
Size Much smaller
Aperture Narrower aperture
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Placeholder

Canon PowerShot SD100

Compact

Size Much smaller
Thickness Much thinner
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Placeholder

Kodak EasyShare Z740

Super zoom

Zoom More zoom
Screen resolution Slightly higher resolution screen
Size Much larger
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle

Casio Exilim EX-Z35 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Casio Exilim EX-Z16

Casio Exilim EX-Z16

Compact

$139

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Screen size Larger screen
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Weight Heavier
Olympus VG-110

Olympus VG110

Ultra compact

$88

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Larger screen
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Aperture Narrower aperture
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S980

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S980

Compact

Wide angle Better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Narrower aperture
Weight Heavier
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker

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