Canon S110 vs Canon SX170 IS

Below is a comprehensive overview of the Canon S110 versus Canon SX170 IS, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both produced by Canon. There is a noticeable difference among the image resolutions of the S110 (12MP) and SX170 IS (16MP) and the S110 (1/1.7") and SX170 IS (1/2.3") possess different sensor sizing.

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The S110 was manufactured 11 months before the SX170 IS so they are both of a similar age. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving in to a thorough comparison, below is a concise summary of how the S110 matches up versus the SX170 IS when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot S110 & Canon PowerShot SX170 IS. The entire galleries are viewable at Canon S110 Gallery & Canon SX170 IS Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera, you'll have to take into account its weight and measurements. The Canon S110 features outside measurements of 99mm x 59mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs) and the Canon SX170 IS has proportions of 108mm x 71mm x 44mm (4.3" x 2.8" x 1.7") having a weight of 251 grams (0.55 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you choose at that moment. Following is the front view dimension comparison of the S110 versus the SX170 IS.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the S110 and SX170 IS is 93 and 88 respectively.

In many cases, it is very difficult to visualize the gap in sensor measurements only by checking out a spec sheet. The visual underneath will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the S110 and SX170 IS.

As you can see, the two cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The S110 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF simpler and the Canon SX170 IS will produce greater detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images much more aggressively. The older S110 will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.