Canon G11 vs Sony RX10 II

Its time to look more closely at the Canon G11 vs Sony RX10 II, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Large Sensor Superzoom by companies Canon and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the G11 (10MP) and RX10 II (20MP) and the G11 (1/1.7") and RX10 II (1") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The G11 was brought out 6 years before the RX10 II and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Canon G11 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX10 II being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going into a more detailed comparison, here is a concise overview of how the G11 scores versus the RX10 II with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot G11 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 II. The entire galleries are provided at Canon G11 Gallery and Sony RX10 II Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Canon G11 has got outer dimensions of 112mm x 76mm x 48mm (4.4" x 3.0" x 1.9") and a weight of 375 grams (0.83 lbs) and the Sony RX10 II has proportions of 129mm x 88mm x 102mm (5.1" x 3.5" x 4.0") having a weight of 813 grams (1.79 lbs).

Analyze the Canon G11 vs Sony RX10 II in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you choose at that time. Underneath is a front view dimension comparison of the G11 against the RX10 II.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the G11 and RX10 II is 83 and 58 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to imagine the contrast between sensor measurements merely by going over specifications. The photograph below should offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the G11 and RX10 II.

To sum up, both of these cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The G11 featuring a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF trickier and the Sony RX10 II will offer you greater detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older G11 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.