Canon 450D vs Leica SL2

Let's look closer at the Canon 450D and Leica SL2, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Pro Mirrorless by companies Canon and Leica. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the 450D (12MP) and SL2 (47MP) and the 450D (APS-C) and SL2 (Full frame) come with different sensor dimensions.

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The 450D was announced 12 years prior to the SL2 and that is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon 450D being a Compact SLR camera and the Leica SL2 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving in to a in depth comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the 450D grades vs the SL2 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon EOS 450D & Leica SL2. The whole galleries are provided at Canon 450D Gallery & Leica SL2 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera often, you have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Canon 450D has physical measurements of 129mm x 98mm x 62mm (5.1" x 3.9" x 2.4") with a weight of 524 grams (1.16 lbs) while the Leica SL2 has measurements of 146mm x 107mm x 83mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 3.3") having a weight of 835 grams (1.84 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the 450D vs the SL2.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the 450D and SL2 is 70 and 57 respectively.

Often, its hard to picture the contrast between sensor measurements only by checking specs. The photograph below will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the 450D and SL2.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 450D having a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF more difficult and the Leica SL2 will resolve extra detail with its extra 35 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older 450D is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.