Canon N100 vs Sony W650

Below is a extended comparison of the Canon N100 versus Sony W650, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by competitors Canon and Sony. There is a big difference among the sensor resolutions of the N100 (12MP) and W650 (16MP) and the N100 (1/1.7") and W650 (1/2.3") have totally different sensor sizes.

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The N100 was released 2 years later than the W650 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both of the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting right into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise overview of how the N100 matches up vs the W650 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot N100 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W650. The complete galleries are available at Canon N100 Gallery and Sony W650 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera, you will have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Canon N100 enjoys physical dimensions of 105mm x 68mm x 36mm (4.1" x 2.7" x 1.4") with a weight of 289 grams (0.64 lbs) whilst the Sony W650 has dimensions of 94mm x 56mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.7") with a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the N100 against the W650.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the N100 and W650 is 89 and 96 respectively.

Generally, it can be difficult to see the gap in sensor measurements just by going through specs. The photograph here will help give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the N100 and W650.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The N100 due to its bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Sony W650 will show more detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The younger N100 will have an advantage in sensor innovation.