Canon S110 vs Sony A57

Following is a in depth comparison of the Canon S110 and Sony A57, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR by companies Canon and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap between the image resolutions of the S110 (12MP) and A57 (16MP) and the S110 (1/1.7") and A57 (APS-C) use totally different sensor sizes.

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The S110 was unveiled very close to the A57 which means that they are of a similar generation. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon S110 being a Compact camera and the Sony A57 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before getting through a thorough comparison, below is a quick summary of how the S110 grades against the A57 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot S110 and Sony SLT-A57. The full galleries are viewable at Canon S110 Gallery and Sony A57 Gallery.

For anyone who is looking to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and proportions. The Canon S110 has got exterior dimensions of 99mm x 59mm x 27mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.1") having a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs) while the Sony A57 has measurements of 132mm x 98mm x 81mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.2") having a weight of 618 grams (1.36 lbs).

See the Canon S110 and Sony A57 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. Following is the front view over all size comparison of the S110 compared to the A57.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S110 and A57 is 93 and 64 respectively.

More often than not, it is hard to see the difference between sensor sizes just by reviewing technical specs. The picture here will provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the S110 and A57.

As you have seen, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The S110 using its tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field trickier and the Sony A57 will deliver extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively.