Canon N100 vs Sony WX70
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Canon N100 vs Sony WX70 Key Specs
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- 12MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
- 3" Tilting Screen
- ISO 80 - 6400
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1280 x 720 video
- 24-120mm (F1.8-5.7) lens
- 289g - 105 x 68 x 36mm
- Launched January 2014
(Full Review)
- 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
- 3" Fixed Display
- ISO 100 - 12800
- Optical Image Stabilization
- 1920 x 1080 video
- 25-125mm (F2.6-6.3) lens
- 114g - 92 x 52 x 19mm
- Launched January 2012
Canon N100 vs Sony WX70 Overview
Below is a extensive comparison of the Canon N100 versus Sony WX70, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by companies Canon and Sony. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the N100 (12MP) and WX70 (16MP) and the N100 (1/1.7") and WX70 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizes.
Photography GlossaryThe N100 was unveiled 24 months later than the WX70 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Each of these cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).
Before going through a step-by-step comparison, below is a brief overview of how the N100 matches up against the WX70 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.
Canon N100 vs Sony WX70 Gallery
The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot N100 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70. The full galleries are provided at Canon N100 Gallery and Sony WX70 Gallery.
Reasons to pick Canon N100 over the Sony WX70
N100 | WX70 | |||
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Launched | January 2014 | January 2012 | More recent by 24 months | |
Manually focus | Very precise focus | |||
Display type | Tilting | Fixed | Tilting display |
Reasons to pick Sony WX70 over the Canon N100
WX70 | N100 |
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Common features in the Canon N100 and Sony WX70
N100 | WX70 | |||
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Display sizing | 3" | 3" | Equivalent display dimensions | |
Display resolution | 922k | 922k | Exact same display resolution | |
Selfie screen | Neither comes with selfie screen | |||
Touch display | Easily navigate |
Canon N100 vs Sony WX70 Physical Comparison
For those who are going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to think about its weight and proportions. The Canon N100 comes with outside dimensions of 105mm x 68mm x 36mm (4.1" x 2.7" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 289 grams (0.64 lbs) whilst the Sony WX70 has measurements of 92mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") having a weight of 114 grams (0.25 lbs).
See the Canon N100 versus Sony WX70 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you have attached at that moment. Here is the front view dimensions comparison of the N100 vs the WX70.
Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the N100 and WX70 is 89 and 97 respectively.
Canon N100 vs Sony WX70 Sensor Comparison
Quite often, it is very tough to picture the difference between sensor measurements just by reading through specifications. The visual below should provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the N100 and WX70.
Plainly, both of the cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The N100 using its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Sony WX70 will give extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop photos a little more aggressively. The younger N100 should have a benefit in sensor technology.
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Canon N100 vs Sony WX70 Specifications
Canon PowerShot N100 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70 | |
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General Information | ||
Make | Canon | Sony |
Model type | Canon PowerShot N100 | Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70 |
Category | Small Sensor Compact | Small Sensor Compact |
Launched | 2014-01-06 | 2012-01-30 |
Body design | Compact | Compact |
Sensor Information | ||
Chip | DIGIC 6 | BIONZ |
Sensor type | CMOS | BSI-CMOS |
Sensor size | 1/1.7" | 1/2.3" |
Sensor measurements | 7.44 x 5.58mm | 6.17 x 4.55mm |
Sensor area | 41.5mm² | 28.1mm² |
Sensor resolution | 12 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
Anti alias filter | ||
Aspect ratio | 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 | 4:3 and 16:9 |
Highest Possible resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4608 x 3456 |
Maximum native ISO | 6400 | 12800 |
Minimum native ISO | 80 | 100 |
RAW photos | ||
Autofocusing | ||
Focus manually | ||
Touch focus | ||
Autofocus continuous | ||
Autofocus single | ||
Tracking autofocus | ||
Selective autofocus | ||
Center weighted autofocus | ||
Multi area autofocus | ||
Autofocus live view | ||
Face detection focus | ||
Contract detection focus | ||
Phase detection focus | ||
Total focus points | 9 | - |
Cross type focus points | - | - |
Lens | ||
Lens support | fixed lens | fixed lens |
Lens zoom range | 24-120mm (5.0x) | 25-125mm (5.0x) |
Maximum aperture | f/1.8-5.7 | f/2.6-6.3 |
Macro focusing distance | - | 5cm |
Crop factor | 4.8 | 5.8 |
Screen | ||
Screen type | Tilting | Fixed Type |
Screen sizing | 3" | 3" |
Resolution of screen | 922 thousand dot | 922 thousand dot |
Selfie friendly | ||
Liveview | ||
Touch operation | ||
Screen tech | TFT PureColor II G Touch screen LCD | XtraFine TFT LCD display |
Viewfinder Information | ||
Viewfinder | None | None |
Features | ||
Minimum shutter speed | 15s | 4s |
Fastest shutter speed | 1/2000s | 1/1600s |
Continuous shutter speed | - | 10.0 frames/s |
Shutter priority | ||
Aperture priority | ||
Manual exposure | ||
Set white balance | ||
Image stabilization | ||
Inbuilt flash | ||
Flash distance | 7.00 m | 5.30 m |
Flash modes | Auto, Flash On, Slow Synchro, Flash Off | Auto, On, Off, Slow Sync |
External flash | ||
AEB | ||
WB bracketing | ||
Exposure | ||
Multisegment | ||
Average | ||
Spot | ||
Partial | ||
AF area | ||
Center weighted | ||
Video features | ||
Video resolutions | 1920 x 1280 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1440 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps) |
Maximum video resolution | 1280x720 | 1920x1080 |
Video data format | H.264 | MPEG-4, AVCHD |
Microphone input | ||
Headphone input | ||
Connectivity | ||
Wireless | Built-In | None |
Bluetooth | ||
NFC | ||
HDMI | ||
USB | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) | USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) |
GPS | Optional | None |
Physical | ||
Environment seal | ||
Water proofing | ||
Dust proofing | ||
Shock proofing | ||
Crush proofing | ||
Freeze proofing | ||
Weight | 289 grams (0.64 lb) | 114 grams (0.25 lb) |
Dimensions | 105 x 68 x 36mm (4.1" x 2.7" x 1.4") | 92 x 52 x 19mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.7") |
DXO scores | ||
DXO Overall rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Color Depth rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Dynamic range rating | not tested | not tested |
DXO Low light rating | not tested | not tested |
Other | ||
Battery life | 330 pictures | 240 pictures |
Battery format | Battery Pack | Battery Pack |
Battery ID | NB-12L | NP-BN |
Self timer | Yes (2 or 10 sec, custom) | Yes (2 or 10 sec, Portrait 1/2) |
Time lapse recording | ||
Type of storage | SD/SDHC/SDXC | SD/SDHC/SDXC/Memory Stick Duo/Memory Stick Pro Duo, Memory Stick Pro-HG Duo |
Storage slots | One | One |
Price at release | $349 | $242 |