Canon 1Ds MII vs Canon A800

Its time to take a deeper look at the Canon 1Ds MII versus Canon A800, former is a Pro DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact and both of them are built by Canon. There exists a sizable gap among the image resolutions of the 1Ds MII (17MP) and A800 (10MP) and the 1Ds MII (Full frame) and A800 (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor sizing.

Meta to Introduce 'AI-Generated' Labels for Media starting next month

The 1Ds MII was announced 6 years before the A800 which is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Canon 1Ds MII being a Large SLR camera and the Canon A800 being a Compact camera.

Before delving right into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief overview of how the 1Ds MII grades vs the A800 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II & Canon PowerShot A800. The whole galleries are available at Canon 1Ds MII Gallery & Canon A800 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to carry around your camera regularly, you're going to have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Canon 1Ds MII features physical measurements of 156mm x 158mm x 80mm (6.1" x 6.2" x 3.1") having a weight of 1565 grams (3.45 lbs) whilst the Canon A800 has proportions of 94mm x 61mm x 31mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.2") with a weight of 186 grams (0.41 lbs).

Check out the Canon 1Ds MII versus Canon A800 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the 1Ds MII versus the A800.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 1Ds MII and A800 is 50 and 93 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to see the contrast in sensor sizes only by checking out specs. The image here should give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the 1Ds MII and A800.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The 1Ds MII with its larger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Canon 1Ds MII will provide greater detail with its extra 7 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more aged 1Ds MII will be behind with regard to sensor technology.