Canon 70D vs Sony WX5

The following is a extensive analysis of the Canon 70D versus Sony WX5, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Canon and Sony. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the 70D (20MP) and WX5 (12MP) and the 70D (APS-C) and WX5 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizing.

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The 70D was released 3 years after the WX5 which is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Canon 70D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony WX5 being a Compact camera.

Before we go through a detailed comparison, below is a concise overview of how the 70D scores vs the WX5 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon EOS 70D and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5. The complete galleries are provided at Canon 70D Gallery and Sony WX5 Gallery.

For those who are going to travel with your camera frequently, you'll have to consider its weight and dimensions. The Canon 70D has outside measurements of 139mm x 104mm x 79mm (5.5" x 4.1" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 755 grams (1.66 lbs) while the Sony WX5 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") having a weight of 146 grams (0.32 lbs).

Look at the Canon 70D versus Sony WX5 in the new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are using at that time. Below is the front view over all size comparison of the 70D and the WX5.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 70D and WX5 is 59 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to visualize the difference between sensor dimensions simply by going over a spec sheet. The picture below may provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the 70D and WX5.

As you can see, both of those cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The 70D because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Canon 70D will offer greater detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a little more aggressively. The more modern 70D should have a benefit in sensor innovation.