Canon R vs Canon R100

Lets look closer at the Canon R vs Canon R100, former being a Pro Mirrorless while the other is a Entry-Level Mirrorless and both are produced by Canon. There exists a considerable gap among the resolutions of the R (30MP) and R100 (24MP) and the R (Full frame) and R100 (APS-C) come with different sensor dimensions.

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The R was introduced 5 years earlier than the R100 and that is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer the identical body type (SLR-style mirrorless).

Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a concise introduction of how the R scores versus the R100 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon EOS R & Canon EOS R100. The whole galleries are viewable at Canon R Gallery & Canon R100 Gallery.

When you are looking to lug around your camera, you need to factor in its weight and size. The Canon R provides outer measurements of 136mm x 98mm x 84mm (5.4" x 3.9" x 3.3") accompanied by a weight of 660 grams (1.46 lbs) and the Canon R100 has specifications of 116mm x 86mm x 69mm (4.6" x 3.4" x 2.7") along with a weight of 356 grams (0.78 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use at that moment. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the R and the R100.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the R and R100 is 62 and 76 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements just by looking through a spec sheet. The visual here might give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the R and R100.

As you can see, each of the cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The R with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallower DOF less difficult and the Canon R will provide you with extra detail using its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop pics a little more aggressively. The older R will be behind in sensor technology.