Nikon D800 vs Casio Exilim EX-10

In this comparison, we will evaluate the Nikon D800 and the Casio Exilim EX-10, 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.

Nikon D800 was introduced in June 2012 and Casio Exilim EX-10 was introduced in November 2013. 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 Nikon D800 over Casio Exilim EX-10.

This section shows those features and specifications which are the reason to choose Casio Exilim EX-10 over Nikon D800.

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

Nikon D800 has a 3.2" Fixed screen with 921k dot resolution and Casio Exilim EX-10 has a 3.50" Tilting screen with 922k 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 (available only on Casio Exilim EX-10) 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.

Optical (pentaprism) Viewfinder on Nikon D800

Nikon D800 has a built-in Optical (pentaprism) viewfinder. It has a 100% coverage and 0.70x magnification. There is no built-in or optional viewfinder available on Casio Exilim EX-10.

Nikon D800 features a 36.3 megapixel Full Frame CMOS sensor with dimensions of 35.9 x 24 mm and a total area of 861.6 mm². Its native ISO range is 100 - 6,400 and expands to 100 - 25,600 in boosted mode. 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 31.1 mm². Its native ISO range is 80 - 12,800.

Nikon D800 is equipped with EXPEED 3 processor and can take pictures up to 7360 x 4912 resolution. It can also take pictures with lower resolution like 6144 x 4912, 6144 x 4080, 5520 x 3680, 4800 x 3200, 4608 x 3680, 4608 x 3056, 3680 x 2456, 3600 x 2400, 3072 x 2456, 3072 x 2040, 2400 x 1600 with 5:4, 3:2 aspect ratios. 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.

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 inputs for data transfer. Nikon D800 has a Mini Type C HDMI and Casio Exilim EX-10 has a Micro HDMI connector for video signal output.

Battery

Nikon D800 comes with EN-EL15 battery pack with battery life of 900 shots and Casio Exilim EX-10 comes with Li-130A battery pack with battery life of 455 shots.

External Storage Slots

Nikon D800 has two card slots - one for SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I) and one for CompactFlash (Type I, compliant with UDMA). Casio Exilim EX-10 has a single SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot.

Shutter

Nikon D800 has Electronically controlled vertical-travel focal-plane shutter. Shutter speed can go up to 1/8000 sec on Nikon D800, and up to 1/4000 sec on Casio Exilim EX-10. Nikon D800 can shoot continuously up to 4.0 fps. Casio Exilim EX-10 can shoot continuously up to 10.0 fps.

Focusing

Nikon D800 has 51 (15 cross-type) focusing points and Casio Exilim EX-10 has . Nikon D800 has detection range from -2 to +19 EV.

Exposure

Exposure meterings of Nikon D800 ranges from 0 to +20 EV and you can set the exposure compensation within the ±5 EV range on Nikon D800 and ±2 range on Casio Exilim EX-10. You can also do exposure lock, exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Nikon D800 and exposure bracketing and manual exposure adjustment on Casio Exilim EX-10.

Flash

Cameras have built-in flash with maximum range of 12.00 m at ISO 100 on Nikon D800 and 10.90 m on Casio Exilim EX-10. Nikon D800 also accepts external flash which can be connected via Hot Shoe or PC Terminal. The fastest flash synchronization speed is 1/250 sec on Nikon D800.

Nikon D800 body has dimensions of 146 x 123 x 82 mm (5.75 x 4.84 x 3.23") and Casio Exilim EX-10 body has dimensions of 120 x 68 x 49 mm (4.72 x 2.68 x 1.93"). Nikon D800 weighs 1000 g (2.20 lb / 35.27 oz) and Casio Exilim EX-10 weighs 384 g (0.85 lb / 13.55 oz).

Nikon D800

Casio Exilim EX-10

146 mm

123 mm

120 mm

68 mm

123 mm

68 mm