Canon 5D vs Sony WX300

Below is a detailed analysis of the Canon 5D vs Sony WX300, former being a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Canon and Sony. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the 5D (13MP) and WX300 (18MP) and the 5D (Full frame) and WX300 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The 5D was unveiled 8 years prior to the WX300 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. The two cameras come with different body type with the Canon 5D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX300 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a complete comparison, below is a simple summation of how the 5D scores versus the WX300 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon EOS 5D & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX300. The full galleries are available at Canon 5D Gallery & Sony WX300 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera, you will need to factor its weight and measurements. The Canon 5D has outside measurements of 152mm x 113mm x 75mm (6.0" x 4.4" x 3.0") with a weight of 895 grams (1.97 lbs) and the Sony WX300 has proportions of 96mm x 55mm x 25mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") with a weight of 166 grams (0.37 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the 5D and the WX300.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the 5D and WX300 is 55 and 94 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to imagine the difference in sensor measurements purely by looking through a spec sheet. The graphic below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the 5D and WX300.

Clearly, both cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The 5D using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony WX300 will result in greater detail having an extra 5MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older 5D will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.