Canon 10D vs Canon SX170 IS

Below is a comprehensive analysis of the Canon 10D vs Canon SX170 IS, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both offered by Canon. There is a large difference between the image resolutions of the 10D (6MP) and SX170 IS (16MP) and the 10D (APS-C) and SX170 IS (1/2.3") have different sensor measurements.

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The 10D was released 11 years earlier than the SX170 IS and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Canon 10D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Canon SX170 IS being a Compact camera.

Before going right into a in depth comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the 10D scores versus the SX170 IS in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon EOS 10D & Canon PowerShot SX170 IS. The complete galleries are viewable at Canon 10D Gallery & Canon SX170 IS Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor its weight and size. The Canon 10D enjoys outside dimensions of 150mm x 107mm x 75mm (5.9" x 4.2" x 3.0") along with a weight of 875 grams (1.93 lbs) whilst the Canon SX170 IS has specifications of 108mm x 71mm x 44mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.7") along with a weight of 251 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. Below is a front view dimension comparison of the 10D compared to the SX170 IS.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the 10D and SX170 IS is 56 and 88 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements merely by reading a spec sheet. The visual below will give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the 10D and SX170 IS.

As you can see, each of the cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The 10D featuring a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Canon SX170 IS will offer greater detail as a result of its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images more aggressively. The older 10D is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.