Canon G11 vs Canon G9 X

Below is a detailed assessment of the Canon G11 and Canon G9 X, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact and both of them are created by Canon. There is a large difference among the resolutions of the G11 (10MP) and G9 X (20MP) and the G11 (1/1.7") and G9 X (1") provide different sensor sizes.

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The G11 was launched 6 years prior to the G9 X and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before getting into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the G11 matches up against the G9 X in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot G11 & Canon PowerShot G9 X. The complete galleries are provided at Canon G11 Gallery & Canon G9 X Gallery.

For anybody who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to take into account its weight and measurements. The Canon G11 provides outside measurements of 112mm x 76mm x 48mm (4.4" x 3.0" x 1.9") and a weight of 375 grams (0.83 lbs) while the Canon G9 X has proportions of 98mm x 58mm x 31mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") having a weight of 209 grams (0.46 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are working with during that time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the G11 and the G9 X.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability score of the G11 and G9 X is 83 and 92 respectively.

Often, its tough to imagine the gap in sensor measurements merely by checking out specs. The visual underneath will help give you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the G11 and G9 X.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The G11 featuring a smaller sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Canon G9 X will produce more detail utilizing its extra 10MP. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The older G11 will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.