Canon G11 vs Sony RX10

On this page, we are comparing the Canon G11 and Sony RX10, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Canon and Sony. There is a considerable difference between the image resolutions of the G11 (10MP) and RX10 (20MP) and the G11 (1/1.7") and RX10 (1") posses different sensor dimensions.

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The G11 was introduced 5 years before the RX10 and that is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Canon G11 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a short summation of how the G11 matches up against the RX10 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot G11 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10. The whole galleries are available at Canon G11 Gallery & Sony RX10 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to lug around your camera, you'll have to factor in its weight and volume. The Canon G11 provides physical dimensions of 112mm x 76mm x 48mm (4.4" x 3.0" x 1.9") along with a weight of 375 grams (0.83 lbs) while the Sony RX10 has sizing of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") and a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are using during that time. The following is a front view measurements comparison of the G11 vs the RX10.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the G11 and RX10 is 83 and 58 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to picture the difference between sensor measurements only by reviewing a spec sheet. The photograph below may give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the G11 and RX10.

As you can see, both cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The G11 having a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field trickier and the Sony RX10 will deliver more detail using its extra 10MP. Greater resolution will let you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The older G11 is going to be behind with regard to sensor tech.