Canon S100 vs Sony WX80

Below is a extended comparison of the Canon S100 and Sony WX80, both Small Sensor Compact cameras by brands Canon and Sony. There exists a considerable gap among the sensor resolutions of the S100 (12MP) and WX80 (16MP) and the S100 (1/1.7") and WX80 (1/2.3") possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The S100 was announced 12 months before the WX80 and they are both of a similar age. Each of these cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the S100 grades against the WX80 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot S100 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The whole galleries are provided at Canon S100 Gallery & Sony WX80 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Canon S100 comes with outside dimensions of 99mm x 60mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs) and the Sony WX80 has dimensions of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") with a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at that moment. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the S100 compared to the WX80.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S100 and WX80 is 93 and 96 respectively.

Typically, it can be difficult to envision the difference in sensor measurements just by seeing technical specs. The graphic underneath might offer you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the S100 and WX80.

As you can tell, each of these cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S100 using its larger sensor will make achieving bokeh less difficult and the Sony WX80 will provide extra detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop pics a little more aggressively. The older S100 will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.