Casio EX-Z16 for Street Photography

Is the Casio EX-Z16 good for Street Photography?

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Casio EX-Z16 Street Photography Score

AVERAGE

Casio EX-Z16 has a score of 53 for Street Photography which makes it an AVERAGE candidate for this type of photography. If Street Photography is important for you, we recommend you to check the Alternative cameras at the bottom of this page.
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Casio EX-Z16 Street Photography Detailed Analysis

Manual Focus Mode

You can use the manual focus mode of your camera to Zone Focus which is a popular technique used in street photography.

Live-view

Live view lets you take photos without using the viewfinder which makes you less obstrusive and this works very well during street photography where you don't want to get people's attention.

Image Stabilization

Image stabilization reduces the effects of camera shake at long exposures and long focal lengths in street photography thus ensuring sharper photos.

Small Body

Small body of Casio EX-Z16 will get less attention from the people in streets and give you an amateur look, which is indeed an advantage for street photography.

No Built-in Viewfinder

In the lack of a a viewfinder, holding the camera away from the body while using live view is not very stable, especially with heavy camera bodies and lenses. Besides, LCD screens are very hard to read under bright sunlight.

36 mm - Poor Wide Angle Coverage

An articulated screen gives you the flexibility to shoot in non traditional positions such as waist level, which helps you to be more creative and unobtrusive in the streets.

No RAW shooting capability

Having a good wide angle coverage becomes very important in street photography.

Small 1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm) sensor

JPEG files are generally more attractive direct out of the camera but RAW files contains much more color information compared to JPEGs, and gives you more room for post processing without significant quality loss. They provide wider dynamic range and option to recover shadow and highlight clipping to some degree.

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Casio EX-Z16 Alternatives in Ultracompact cameras for Street Photography

Fujifilm XQ1 Compare EX-Z16 vs XQ1	12 MP \| 2/3-inch CMOS X-TRANS II Sensor 25-100 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #461 Rank in Compact Cameras: #44
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 95 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm XQ2 Compare EX-Z16 vs XQ2	12 MP \| 2/3' CMOS X-TRANS II Sensor 25-100 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #462 Rank in Compact Cameras: #42
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 95 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm XP130 Compare EX-Z16 vs XP130	16 MP \| 1/2.3" BSI-CMOS Sensor 28-140 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #446 Rank in Waterproof Cameras: #38
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 95 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Sony TX66 Compare EX-Z16 vs TX66	18 MP \| 1/2.3-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 26-130 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #631 Rank in Compact Cameras: #117
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 99 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Sony TX20 Compare EX-Z16 vs TX20	16 MP \| 1/2.3-inch BSI-CMOS Sensor 25-100 mm Lens	Rank in All Cameras: #724 Rank in Compact Cameras: #171
	Imaging Features Value for Money Portability 98 Overall Score	Portrait Street Sports Daily Landscape

Fujifilm XQ1

Fujifilm XQ2

Fujifilm XP130

Sony TX66

Sony TX20