Casio Exilim EX-Z550

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Reasons to buy the Casio Exilim EX-Z550

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.6
Size
Really small
Super compact 99x53x20 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Casio Exilim EX-ZS100

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Reasons to buy the Casio Exilim EX-ZS100

Zoom
Great zoom
12.5x
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm

differences

Advantages of the Casio EX-ZS100

Zoom Significantly more zoom 12.5x vs 4x
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Around 10x more zoom
Wide angle Better wide angle 24 mm vs 26 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
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Advantages of the Casio EX-Z550

Image stabilization Image stabilization Sensor shift vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Size Significantly smaller 99x53x20 mm vs 102x58x28 mm
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Around 40% smaller
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.8" vs 1.1"
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More than 30% thinner
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The EX-Z550's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Weight Lighter 143 g vs 185 g
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More than 20% lighter
Lowest price Cheaper $135.99 vs $193.75
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The best price we've seen is $58 cheaper (around 30% less)
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Casio Exilim EX-Z550. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a travel zoom with a compact.

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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.

Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
4 seconds
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
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format HD (720p) video Help
EX-ZS100:720p @ 30fps
EX-Z550:720p

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Image stabilization Has better image stabilization
Thickness Is thicker
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing
Sony Cybershot DSC-W510

Sony Cybershot W510

Compact

$108 - $198

Image stabilization Has better image stabilization
Weight Is slightly lighter
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Image stabilization Has better image stabilization
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Olympus VR-320

Olympus VR320

Travel zoom

$145

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is significantly larger
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Weight Is slightly lighter
Macro focus Much worse macro focusing
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens

Casio Exilim EX-ZS100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Casio Exilim EX-ZR100

Casio Exilim ZR100

Travel zoom

$231 - $411

High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Slightly larger
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Casio Exilim EX-ZR200

Casio Exilim ZR-200

Travel zoom

$364 - $479

High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Slightly larger
Lowest price Significantly more expensive
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Size Significantly smaller
Weight Significantly lighter
Zoom Significantly less zoom
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Casio EX-Z3000

Casio EX-Z3000

Travel zoom

$196

Screen size Much larger screen
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Zoom Less zoom
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Casio Exilim ZS5

Casio Exilim ZS5

Compact

$106

Size Smaller
Thickness Significantly thinner
Zoom Significantly less zoom
Wide angle Worse wide angle

Casio Exilim EX-Z550 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$150 - $159

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Size Much larger
Casio Exilim EX-Z800

Casio Exilim EX-Z800

Ultra compact

$164 - $194

Size Slightly smaller
Weight Lighter
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Kodak EasyShare M532

Kodak EasyShare M532

Compact

$182 - $216

Weight Lighter
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures
Aperture Much narrower aperture
Image stabilization No image stabilization

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