Canon 1000D vs Sony RX100 VA

Let's look a bit more closely at the Canon 1000D and Sony RX100 VA, one being a Entry-Level DSLR and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Canon and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the 1000D (10MP) and RX100 VA (20MP) and the 1000D (APS-C) and RX100 VA (1") boast totally different sensor sizing.

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The 1000D was revealed 11 years prior to the RX100 VA and that is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras have different body design with the Canon 1000D being a Compact SLR camera and the Sony RX100 VA being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a in depth comparison, here is a quick introduction of how the 1000D matches up against the RX100 VA with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon EOS 1000D and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 V(A). The full galleries are viewable at Canon 1000D Gallery and Sony RX100 VA Gallery.

If you are looking to carry your camera often, you will need to factor its weight and size. The Canon 1000D enjoys outer dimensions of 126mm x 98mm x 65mm (5.0" x 3.9" x 2.6") and a weight of 502 grams (1.11 lbs) while the Sony RX100 VA has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 41mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

See the Canon 1000D and Sony RX100 VA in the all new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you choose at that moment. The following is a front view over all size comparison of the 1000D compared to the RX100 VA.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 1000D and RX100 VA is 70 and 89 respectively.

More often than not, it is very difficult to see the gap between sensor sizing just by checking specs. The graphic below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the 1000D and RX100 VA.

All in all, each of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizing. The 1000D with its bigger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field easier and the Sony RX100 VA will resolve extra detail because of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older 1000D is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.