Canon S95 vs Sony WX80

On this page, we are comparing the Canon S95 and Sony WX80, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras by competitors Canon and Sony. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the S95 (10MP) and WX80 (16MP) and the S95 (1/1.7") and WX80 (1/2.3") have different sensor sizes.

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The S95 was brought out 3 years prior to the WX80 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before going into a full comparison, here is a concise view of how the S95 matches up against the WX80 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot S95 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The entire galleries are available at Canon S95 Gallery & Sony WX80 Gallery.

If you are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and size. The Canon S95 comes with exterior measurements of 100mm x 58mm x 30mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") and a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) and the Sony WX80 has specifications 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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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. The following is a front view proportions comparison of the S95 vs the WX80.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S95 and WX80 is 93 and 96 respectively.

Normally, it is hard to visualize the difference between sensor measurements just by going over specs. The photograph below should give you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the S95 and WX80.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The S95 because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallower depth of field simpler and the Sony WX80 will offer you extra detail having its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos more aggressively. The older S95 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.