Casio Exilim EX-S12

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Reasons to buy the Casio Exilim EX-S12

Screen size
Large screen
2.7"
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Supports 24p
24p movies
For that film look
Sensor size
Large sensor
1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
Weight
Light-weight
111 g
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second
Fujifilm FinePix Z100fd

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Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix Z100fd

Screen size
Large screen
2.7"
Size
Really small
Super compact 92x56x20 mm
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Thickness
Thin
0.8"

differences

Advantages of the Casio EX-S12

Aperture Much wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.8
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At its widest zoom, the EX-S12's lens captures slightly more light (0.9 f-stops)
True resolution Much higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 8 MP
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Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos
Supports 24p Supports 24p Yes vs No
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Get that real film feel
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 24fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video but at a lower frame rate
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 Significantly lighter 111 g vs 178 g
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Around 40% lighter
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1000s
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2x faster max shutter speed
Lowest price Slightly cheaper $165.99 vs $181.84
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The best price we've seen is $16 cheaper (around 10% less)
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Advantages of the Fujifilm Z100fd

Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Size Smaller 92x56x20 mm vs 95x60x23 mm
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More than 20% smaller
Zoom Slightly more zoom 5x vs 3x
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Around 3x more zoom
Thickness Thinner 0.8" vs 0.9"
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More than 10% thinner
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures 4s vs 1/2s
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8x longer exposures
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recommendations

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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
EX-S12:1/2s
Z100fd:4s
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
36 mm
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
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
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 Poor movies Help
EX-S12:720p @ 24fps
Z100fd:480p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
EX-S12:3x
Z100fd:5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Casio Exilim EX-S10

Casio Exilim EX-S10

Ultra compact

Size Is slightly smaller
Thickness Is thinner
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Weight Is slightly heavier

Casio Exilim EX-S12 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix JX200

Fujifilm FinePix JX200

Compact

$85 - $88

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Supports 24p No 24p support
Casio Exilim EX-ZS6

Casio Exilim ZS6

Compact

$154

Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Supports 24p No 24p support
Weight Slightly heavier
Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Aperture Narrower aperture
Weight Heavier
Placeholder

Olympus D-490 Zoom

Digicam

Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Wide angle Better wide angle
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Size Much larger
Casio Exilim ZS5

Casio Exilim ZS5

Compact

$106

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Supports 24p No 24p support
Movie format Lower resolution movies

Fujifilm FinePix Z100fd Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S550

Nikon Coolpix S550

Compact

Aperture Much wider aperture
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Screen size Smaller screen
Casio Exilim EX-S770

Casio Exilim EX-S770

Ultra compact

Aperture Much wider aperture
Screen size Larger screen
Image stabilization No image stabilization
True resolution Significantly lower true resolution
Placeholder

Casio Exilim EX-Z110

Compact

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Screen size Much smaller screen
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GX1

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$643 - $1,125 body only

$739 - $964 with 14-42mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Size Much larger
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Fujifilm MX-700

Fujifilm MX-700

Digicam

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Size Much larger

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