Canon A1300 vs Canon S110

Below, we are looking at the Canon A1300 and Canon S110, both Small Sensor Compact cameras and both of them are created by Canon. There exists a huge gap among the sensor resolutions of the A1300 (16MP) and S110 (12MP) and the A1300 (1/2.3") and S110 (1/1.7") come with different sensor sizes.

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The A1300 was launched 7 months before the S110 and they are both of a similar generation. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the A1300 scores versus the S110 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot A1300 and Canon PowerShot S110. The complete galleries are viewable at Canon A1300 Gallery and Canon S110 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera frequently, you will need to take into account its weight and size. The Canon A1300 provides external dimensions of 95mm x 62mm x 30mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 174 grams (0.38 lbs) while the Canon S110 has specifications of 99mm x 59mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs).

Look at the Canon A1300 and Canon S110 in the latest Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have at that time. Below is the front view measurement comparison of the A1300 vs the S110.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the A1300 and S110 is 93 and 93 respectively.

Quite often, it is difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements merely by seeing specifications. The visual underneath might offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the A1300 and S110.

To sum up, the 2 cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The A1300 because of its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field trickier and the Canon A1300 will produce greater detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics much more aggressively. The older A1300 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.