Canon 80D vs Canon Elph 115 IS

Let's take a closer look at the Canon 80D versus Canon Elph 115 IS, former is a Advanced DSLR while the other is a Ultracompact and both are produced by Canon. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the 80D (24MP) and Elph 115 IS (16MP) and the 80D (APS-C) and Elph 115 IS (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The 80D was introduced 3 years after the Elph 115 IS which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Canon 80D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Canon Elph 115 IS being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going through a in-depth comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the 80D scores against the Elph 115 IS with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon EOS 80D & Canon Elph 115 IS. The whole galleries are viewable at Canon 80D Gallery & Canon Elph 115 IS Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera often, you'll have to take into account its weight and volume. The Canon 80D has outside measurements of 139mm x 105mm x 79mm (5.5" x 4.1" x 3.1") with a weight of 730 grams (1.61 lbs) and the Canon Elph 115 IS has sizing of 93mm x 57mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") accompanied by a weight of 135 grams (0.30 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the 80D against the Elph 115 IS.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 80D and Elph 115 IS is 59 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor dimensions purely by reading through specifications. The pic below may give you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the 80D and Elph 115 IS.

To sum up, the two cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The 80D with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Canon 80D will resolve extra detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will help you crop images somewhat more aggressively. The more modern 80D provides an advantage in sensor technology.