Canon N100 vs Sony WX500

Lets take a deeper look at the Canon N100 versus Sony WX500, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Canon and Sony. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the N100 (12MP) and WX500 (18MP) and the N100 (1/1.7") and WX500 (1/2.3") feature different sensor size.

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The N100 was introduced 15 months before the WX500 which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go in to a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief view of how the N100 matches up versus the WX500 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot N100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX500. The whole galleries are provided at Canon N100 Gallery & Sony WX500 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera, you need to consider its weight and measurements. The Canon N100 enjoys physical dimensions of 105mm x 68mm x 36mm (4.1" x 2.7" x 1.4") along with a weight of 289 grams (0.64 lbs) while the Sony WX500 has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 36mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 236 grams (0.52 lbs).

Check the Canon N100 versus Sony WX500 in our newest Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you choose at that moment. Here is the front view scale comparison of the N100 vs the WX500.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the N100 and WX500 is 89 and 91 respectively.

Normally, it's difficult to imagine the gap in sensor measurements only by checking out technical specs. The visual below should give you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the N100 and WX500.

As you have seen, both of those cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The N100 using its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony WX500 will provide extra detail using its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older N100 will be behind in sensor tech.