Canon S100 vs Sony RX100 VII

Let's take a more detailed look at the Canon S100 versus Sony RX100 VII, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Canon and Sony. There exists a huge gap among the resolutions of the S100 (12MP) and RX100 VII (20MP) and the S100 (1/1.7") and RX100 VII (1") use different sensor measurements.

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The S100 was launched 8 years earlier than the RX100 VII and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Canon S100 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving in to a thorough comparison, below is a brief overview of how the S100 grades vs the RX100 VII with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot S100 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The complete galleries are provided at Canon S100 Gallery and Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to think about its weight and size. The Canon S100 comes with physical measurements of 99mm x 60mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs) while the Sony RX100 VII has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") and a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

Examine the Canon S100 versus Sony RX100 VII in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view dimension comparison of the S100 compared to the RX100 VII.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S100 and RX100 VII is 93 and 88 respectively.

Quite often, it can be difficult to imagine the difference in sensor measurements just by going through technical specs. The photograph below will help offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the S100 and RX100 VII.

As you have seen, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The S100 due to its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Sony RX100 VII will show more detail utilizing its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop images somewhat more aggressively. The older S100 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.