Canon S200 vs Sony RX100 VI

On this page, we will be looking at the Canon S200 and Sony RX100 VI, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Canon and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the S200 (10MP) and RX100 VI (20MP) and the S200 (1/1.7") and RX100 VI (1") have different sensor sizing.

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The S200 was unveiled 5 years prior to the RX100 VI and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Canon S200 being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VI being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before going right into a complete comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the S200 scores versus the RX100 VI with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot S200 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI. The full galleries are provided at Canon S200 Gallery & Sony RX100 VI Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Canon S200 has external dimensions of 100mm x 59mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.0") having a weight of 181 grams (0.40 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 VI has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") with a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you select at the time. The following is a front view dimension comparison of the S200 compared to the RX100 VI.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the S200 and RX100 VI is 93 and 88 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to imagine the gap between sensor measurements simply by reading specs. The photograph underneath might give you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the S200 and RX100 VI.

All in all, each of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The S200 with its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower depth of field harder and the Sony RX100 VI will offer you more detail having an extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop photographs more aggressively. The older S200 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.