Casio Exilim EX-10 vs Canon PowerShot A480

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Casio Exilim EX-10 and the Canon PowerShot A480, highlighting the advantages of each over the other, discussing their pros and cons, shared strengths and weaknesses, and providing a rating based on their available features and specifications to assist you in choosing the one that best suits your needs.

Casio Exilim EX-10 was introduced in November 2013 and Canon PowerShot A480 was introduced in January 2009. Let us first list highlights of the models.

Now that we've looked at the most essential specifications and gained a basic understanding of these cameras, we can delve into more details and see the differences between them.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Casio Exilim EX-10 over Canon PowerShot A480.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Canon PowerShot A480 over Casio Exilim EX-10.

We already listed pros and cons of each model. However, you may also find useful to look at their common strengths and weaknesses shown side-by-side.

Screen

Casio Exilim EX-10 has a 3.50" Tilting screen with 922k dot resolution and Canon PowerShot A480 has a 2.50" Fixed screen with 115k dot resolution. Tilting screen makes Casio Exilim EX-10 very useful for photography purposes but not so useful for video shooting. Casio Exilim EX-10 also features touchscreen which has advantages such as easy menu navigation, intuitive controls, quick setting adjustment and most importantly a Touch-to-Focus functionality allowing users to select a specific point on the screen where they want the camera to focus. This feature can be helpful for achieving precise focus in both photo and video recording.

Casio Exilim EX-10 features a 12 megapixel 1/1.7-inch CMOS sensor with dimensions of 7.44 x 5.58 mm and a total area of 41.5 mm². Its native ISO range is 80 - 12,800. Canon PowerShot A480 features a 10 megapixel 1/2.3-inch CCD sensor with dimensions of 6.17 x 4.55 mm and a total area of 20.7 mm². Its native ISO range is 80 - 1,600.

Casio Exilim EX-10 is equipped with Exilim Engine HS 3 processor and can take pictures up to 4000 x 3000 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 4000 x 2656, 4000 x 2240, 3264 x 2448, 2056 x 1536 with 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 aspect ratios. Canon PowerShot A480 can take pictures up to 3648 x 2736 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 2816 x 2112, 2272 x 1704, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480, 3648 x 2048, 320 x 240 with 4:3, 16:9 aspect ratios.

Casio Exilim EX-10 has an image stabilization.

Built-in Wi-Fi on Casio Exilim EX-10

Casio Exilim EX-10 has a built-in Wi-Fi which allows to easily transfer photos and videos from the camera to other Wi-Fi-enabled devices, such as smartphones, tablets, printers, or computers. This eliminates the need for cables and allows for quick and convenient media sharing and social media integration. It gives you the ability to control your camera remotely using a smartphone or tablet. This is particularly useful for taking self-portraits, group shots, or capturing images in challenging conditions without having to touch the camera. Firmware updates can also be downloaded and installed wirelessly.
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USB Inputs and HDMI Outputs

Both models have USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) inputs for data transfer. connector for video signal output.

Battery

Casio Exilim EX-10 comes with Li-130A battery pack with battery life of 455 shots and Canon PowerShot A480 comes with 2 x AA battery pack.

External Storage Slots

Casio Exilim EX-10 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot. Canon PowerShot A480 has a single SC/SDHC/MMC/MMCplus card slot.

Shutter

Shutter speed can go up to 1/4000 sec on Casio Exilim EX-10, and up to 1/2000 sec on Canon PowerShot A480. Casio Exilim EX-10 can shoot continuously up to 10.0 fps. Canon PowerShot A480 can shoot continuously up to 0.8 fps.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 10.90 m on Casio Exilim EX-10 and 3.00 m on Canon PowerShot A480. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/500 sec on Canon PowerShot A480.

Casio Exilim EX-10 body has dimensions of 120 x 68 x 49 mm (4.72 x 2.68 x 1.93") and Canon PowerShot A480 body has dimensions of 92 x 62 x 31 mm (3.62 x 2.44 x 1.22"). Casio Exilim EX-10 weighs 384 g (0.85 lb / 13.55 oz) and Canon PowerShot A480 weighs 140 g (0.31 lb / 4.94 oz).

Casio Exilim EX-10

Canon PowerShot A480

120 mm

68 mm

92 mm

62 mm

68 mm

62 mm