Canon 1Ds MII vs Sony W230

Here, we are reviewing the Canon 1Ds MII and Sony W230, former is a Pro DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Canon and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the sensor resolutions of the 1Ds MII (17MP) and W230 (12MP) and the 1Ds MII (Full frame) and W230 (1/2.3") offer different sensor size.

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The 1Ds MII was introduced 4 years earlier than the W230 which is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Canon 1Ds MII being a Large SLR camera and the Sony W230 being a Compact camera.

Before we go right into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the 1Ds MII scores vs the W230 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W230. The whole galleries are provided at Canon 1Ds MII Gallery & Sony W230 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to factor its weight and measurements. The Canon 1Ds MII provides outside dimensions of 156mm x 158mm x 80mm (6.1" x 6.2" x 3.1") with a weight of 1565 grams (3.45 lbs) while the Sony W230 has proportions of 95mm x 57mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 156 grams (0.34 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you select at the time. The following is a front view dimensions comparison of the 1Ds MII vs the W230.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 1Ds MII and W230 is 50 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, its hard to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions just by checking a spec sheet. The pic below will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the 1Ds MII and W230.

As you can see, both of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The 1Ds MII having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Canon 1Ds MII will give greater detail using its extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop pics a good deal more aggressively. The more aged 1Ds MII is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.