Canon T6s vs Pentax RS1500

Lets look a little more in depth at the Canon T6s and Pentax RS1500, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Canon and Pentax. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the T6s (24MP) and RS1500 (14MP) and the T6s (APS-C) and RS1500 (1/2.3") use different sensor size.

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The T6s was revealed 3 years later than the RS1500 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon T6s being a Compact SLR camera and the Pentax RS1500 being a Compact camera.

Before getting in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief view of how the T6s grades versus the RS1500 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon EOS Rebel T6s & Pentax Optio RS1500. The full galleries are available at Canon T6s Gallery & Pentax RS1500 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera often, you'll need to factor its weight and measurements. The Canon T6s provides outer dimensions of 132mm x 101mm x 78mm (5.2" x 4.0" x 3.1") having a weight of 565 grams (1.25 lbs) whilst the Pentax RS1500 has proportions of 114mm x 58mm x 28mm (4.5" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 157 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you use at that moment. Following is the front view scale comparison of the T6s compared to the RS1500.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the T6s and RS1500 is 66 and 93 respectively.

Typically, it's tough to visualize the difference in sensor measurements just by researching technical specs. The graphic underneath may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the T6s and RS1500.

As you have seen, the two cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The T6s with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Canon T6s will provide you with extra detail because of its extra 10 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images much more aggressively. The younger T6s provides an edge with regard to sensor tech.