Casio Exilim EX-Z550

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Reasons to buy the Casio Exilim EX-Z550

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.6
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
26 mm
Size
Really small
Super compact 99x53x20 mm
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Sensor shift
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Sensor size
Large sensor
1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
Fujifilm FinePix JX305

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Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix JX305

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.6
Size
Really small
Super compact 94x55x23 mm
True resolution
High true resolution
9.7 MP
Thickness
Thin
0.9"
Weight
Light-weight
130 g

differences

Advantages of the Casio EX-Z550

Wide angle Better wide angle 26 mm vs 28 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Sensor shift vs Digital
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Less risk of blur
Size Smaller 99x53x20 mm vs 94x55x23 mm
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Around 20% smaller
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
Thickness Thinner 0.8" vs 0.9"
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Around 20% thinner
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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Almost the same
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
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Almost the same
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1800s
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Around 10% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Fujifilm JX305

Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 3,200 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Weight Lighter 130 g vs 143 g
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Around 10% lighter
Longest exposure Slightly longer exposures 8s vs 4s
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2x longer exposures
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recommendations

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.6
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-Z550:720p
JX305:720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
EX-Z550:4x
JX305:5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix JX370

Fujifilm FinePix JX370

Compact

$155 - $188

Thickness Is thicker
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture

Casio Exilim EX-Z550 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S2990

Fujifilm FinePix S2990

Super zoom

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Zoom More zoom
Wide angle Better wide angle
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Size Larger
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
Sony Cybershot DSC-W510

Sony Cybershot W510

Compact

$108 - $198

Image stabilization Better image stabilization
Weight Lighter
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture

Fujifilm FinePix JX305 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm Finepix JX500

Fujifilm Finepix JX500

Compact

$119 - $121

Wide angle Better wide angle
Weight Lighter
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Fujifilm FinePix AX305

Fujifilm FinePix AX305

Compact

Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Nikon Coolpix L25

Nikon Coolpix L25

Compact

$77 - $131

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v

Super zoom

$409

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Fujifilm FinePix JX405

Fujifilm FinePix JX405

Compact

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