Canon IXUS 165 vs Pentax ist DL2

Lets take a more detailed look at the Canon IXUS 165 versus Pentax ist DL2, former being a Ultracompact while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Canon and Pentax. There exists a large gap between the image resolutions of the IXUS 165 (20MP) and ist DL2 (6MP) and the IXUS 165 (1/2.3") and ist DL2 (APS-C) feature totally different sensor sizes.

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The IXUS 165 was released 9 years later than the ist DL2 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras offer different body type with the Canon IXUS 165 being a Ultracompact camera and the Pentax ist DL2 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving in to a thorough comparison, below is a short summation of how the IXUS 165 scores versus the ist DL2 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon IXUS 165 & Pentax ist DL2. The complete galleries are available at Canon IXUS 165 Gallery & Pentax ist DL2 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Canon IXUS 165 comes with external measurements of 95mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.1" x 0.9") having a weight of 128 grams (0.28 lbs) and the Pentax ist DL2 has proportions of 125mm x 93mm x 66mm (4.9" x 3.7" x 2.6") with a weight of 565 grams (1.25 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilizing at that time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the IXUS 165 against the ist DL2.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the IXUS 165 and ist DL2 is 96 and 69 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to visualise the difference between sensor measurements only by going over a spec sheet. The photograph here will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the IXUS 165 and ist DL2.

As you can see, both of those cameras offer different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The IXUS 165 due to its tinier sensor will make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Canon IXUS 165 will offer you greater detail as a result of its extra 14MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots a little more aggressively. The fresher IXUS 165 will have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.