Canon S100 vs Sony A57

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Canon S100 and Sony A57, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Canon and Sony. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the S100 (12MP) and A57 (16MP) and the S100 (1/1.7") and A57 (APS-C) come with different sensor size.

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The S100 was revealed 8 months before the A57 which means that they are of a similar age. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Canon S100 being a Compact camera and the Sony A57 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before going straight into a in depth comparison, below is a brief introduction of how the S100 matches up against the A57 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot S100 & Sony SLT-A57. The full galleries are viewable at Canon S100 Gallery & Sony A57 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to carry around your camera frequently, you will want to factor in its weight and volume. The Canon S100 comes with outside measurements of 99mm x 60mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs) whilst the Sony A57 has sizing of 132mm x 98mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.2") having a weight of 618 grams (1.36 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you use at the time. Following is the front view scale comparison of the S100 versus the A57.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the S100 and A57 is 93 and 64 respectively.

Often, it is tough to picture the difference in sensor sizes purely by going through specifications. The image underneath should provide you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the S100 and A57.

To sum up, both of these cameras enjoy different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The S100 having a smaller sensor is going to make getting bokeh harder and the Sony A57 will show more detail because of its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images far more aggressively. The more aged S100 will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.