Canon 40D vs Sony WX350

Let's take a closer look at the Canon 40D vs Sony WX350, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Canon and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the resolutions of the 40D (10MP) and WX350 (18MP) and the 40D (APS-C) and WX350 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor measurements.

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The 40D was released 7 years earlier than the WX350 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Canon 40D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX350 being a Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a brief introduction of how the 40D grades against the WX350 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon EOS 40D and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350. The complete galleries are available at Canon 40D Gallery and Sony WX350 Gallery.

When you are looking to travel with your camera regularly, you have to factor its weight and measurements. The Canon 40D provides exterior dimensions of 146mm x 108mm x 74mm (5.7" x 4.3" x 2.9") and a weight of 822 grams (1.81 lbs) and the Sony WX350 has proportions of 96mm x 55mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 164 grams (0.36 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you use at the time. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the 40D against the WX350.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 40D and WX350 is 57 and 94 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to envision the difference in sensor dimensions purely by researching a spec sheet. The picture here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the 40D and WX350.

Clearly, each of these cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The 40D because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Sony WX350 will render greater detail as a result of its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will let you crop images a bit more aggressively. The more aged 40D will be behind in sensor innovation.