Canon M10 vs Leica CL

Below is a in-depth overview of the Canon M10 vs Leica CL, former being a Entry-Level Mirrorless while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by brands Canon and Leica. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the M10 (18MP) and CL (24MP) but they feature the exact same sensor size (APS-C).

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The M10 was launched 3 years before the CL and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Rangefinder-style mirrorless).

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a brief summation of how the M10 matches up vs the CL when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon EOS M10 & Leica CL. The complete galleries are available at Canon M10 Gallery & Leica CL Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to think about its weight and volume. The Canon M10 provides outer dimensions of 108mm x 67mm x 35mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.4") along with a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs) whilst the Leica CL has sizing of 131mm x 78mm x 45mm (5.2" x 3.1" x 1.8") having a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are using at the time. Underneath is the front view sizing comparison of the M10 and the CL.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the M10 and CL is 88 and 82 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to envision the gap between sensor measurements simply by going over specs. The photograph underneath might provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the M10 and CL.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same MP. You can count on the Leica CL to deliver more detail utilizing its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older M10 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.