Canon 80D vs Canon SX500 IS

The following is a thorough overview of the Canon 80D and Canon SX500 IS, one is a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both produced by Canon. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the 80D (24MP) and SX500 IS (16MP) and the 80D (APS-C) and SX500 IS (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The 80D was unveiled 3 years after the SX500 IS which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Canon 80D being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Canon SX500 IS being a Compact camera.

Before going through a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the 80D matches up versus the SX500 IS in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon EOS 80D and Canon PowerShot SX500 IS. The full galleries are viewable at Canon 80D Gallery and Canon SX500 IS Gallery.

For those who are aiming to travel with your camera, you are going to need to factor its weight and volume. The Canon 80D offers outer measurements of 139mm x 105mm x 79mm (5.5" x 4.1" x 3.1") with a weight of 730 grams (1.61 lbs) whilst the Canon SX500 IS has sizing of 104mm x 70mm x 80mm (4.1" x 2.8" x 3.1") and a weight of 341 grams (0.75 lbs).

Contrast the Canon 80D and Canon SX500 IS in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have attached at that time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the 80D vs the SX500 IS.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 80D and SX500 IS is 59 and 80 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to see the gap between sensor dimensions purely by looking at technical specs. The picture underneath will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor measurements in the 80D and SX500 IS.

As you can tell, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The 80D with its larger sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field simpler and the Canon 80D will resolve more detail having an extra 8MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop images much more aggressively. The more recent 80D is going to have an edge with regard to sensor technology.