Canon S100 vs Epson R-D1

Let's look closer at the Canon S100 vs Epson R-D1, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by rivals Canon and Epson. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the S100 (12MP) and R-D1 (6MP) and the S100 (1/1.7") and R-D1 (APS-C) offer different sensor measurements.

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The S100 was revealed 7 years later than the R-D1 and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Canon S100 being a Compact camera and the Epson R-D1 being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before diving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a brief view of how the S100 matches up vs the R-D1 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot S100 & Epson R-D1. The full galleries are viewable at Canon S100 Gallery & Epson R-D1 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Canon S100 offers exterior measurements of 99mm x 60mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs) while the Epson R-D1 has measurements of 142mm x 89mm x 40mm (5.6" x 3.5" x 1.6") with a weight of 620 grams (1.37 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you use at the time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the S100 and the R-D1.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S100 and R-D1 is 93 and 75 respectively.

Typically, its hard to picture the gap between sensor measurements just by looking at specs. The photograph here will offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizing in the S100 and R-D1.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The S100 having a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF harder and the Canon S100 will resolve more detail because of its extra 6 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more modern S100 should have an edge in sensor tech.