Canon G11 vs Sony WX500

Below, we are evaluating the Canon G11 vs Sony WX500, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom by rivals Canon and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the G11 (10MP) and WX500 (18MP) and the G11 (1/1.7") and WX500 (1/2.3") feature totally different sensor dimensions.

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The G11 was unveiled 6 years prior to the WX500 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief summary of how the G11 scores vs the WX500 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot G11 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The full galleries are viewable at Canon G11 Gallery and Sony WX500 Gallery.

If you are going to lug around your camera regularly, you should think about its weight and volume. The Canon G11 comes with external dimensions of 112mm x 76mm x 48mm (4.4" x 3.0" x 1.9") with a weight of 375 grams (0.83 lbs) whilst the Sony WX500 has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") having a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you select during that time. Following is the front view dimensions comparison of the G11 compared to the WX500.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the G11 and WX500 is 83 and 91 respectively.

Quite often, it is very tough to visualise the contrast between sensor measurements only by reading through specifications. The photograph underneath will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the G11 and WX500.

To sum up, the two cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The G11 using its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Sony WX500 will give you greater detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older G11 is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.