Canon 500D vs Leica V-Lux 4

Below is a comprehensive analysis of the Canon 500D versus Leica V-Lux 4, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by brands Canon and Leica. There exists a noticeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the 500D (15MP) and V-Lux 4 (12MP) and the 500D (APS-C) and V-Lux 4 (1/2.3") feature different sensor measurements.

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The 500D was unveiled 4 years prior to the V-Lux 4 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Canon 500D being a Compact SLR camera and the Leica V-Lux 4 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go straight into a in depth comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the 500D scores vs the V-Lux 4 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon EOS 500D & Leica V-Lux 4. The full galleries are available at Canon 500D Gallery & Leica V-Lux 4 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera often, you have to factor its weight and volume. The Canon 500D provides outside measurements of 129mm x 98mm x 62mm (5.1" x 3.9" x 2.4") along with a weight of 520 grams (1.15 lbs) while the Leica V-Lux 4 has sizing of 125mm x 87mm x 110mm (4.9" x 3.4" x 4.3") accompanied by a weight of 588 grams (1.30 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the 500D against the V-Lux 4.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 500D and V-Lux 4 is 70 and 65 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be tough to imagine the difference in sensor measurements merely by researching specs. The photograph here will offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the 500D and V-Lux 4.

All in all, each of the cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 500D with its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallower depth of field less difficult and the Canon 500D will result in extra detail having an extra 3 Megapixels. Higher resolution will enable you to crop photographs much more aggressively. The older 500D will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.