Canon 10D vs Canon ELPH 135

Lets take a deeper look at the Canon 10D and Canon ELPH 135, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact and both of them are produced by Canon. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the 10D (6MP) and ELPH 135 (16MP) and the 10D (APS-C) and ELPH 135 (1/2.3") boast different sensor measurements.

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The 10D was unveiled 12 years before the ELPH 135 and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Canon 10D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Canon ELPH 135 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before diving right into a detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the 10D scores vs the ELPH 135 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon EOS 10D & Canon PowerShot ELPH 135. The full galleries are viewable at Canon 10D Gallery & Canon ELPH 135 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to carry your camera often, you will need to factor in its weight and proportions. The Canon 10D has got outer measurements of 150mm x 107mm x 75mm (5.9" x 4.2" x 3.0") and a weight of 875 grams (1.93 lbs) whilst the Canon ELPH 135 has measurements of 95mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") with a weight of 127 grams (0.28 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have chosen at that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the 10D and the ELPH 135.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 10D and ELPH 135 is 56 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to imagine the contrast between sensor sizing purely by reading specifications. The graphic below may give you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the 10D and ELPH 135.

To sum up, both the cameras come with different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The 10D with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Canon ELPH 135 will deliver extra detail having an extra 10MP. Greater resolution will help you crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The older 10D is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.