Canon SD4500 IS vs Leica CL

The following is a thorough overview of the Canon SD4500 IS vs Leica CL, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Advanced Mirrorless by companies Canon and Leica. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the SD4500 IS (10MP) and CL (24MP) and the SD4500 IS (1/2.3") and CL (APS-C) posses totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SD4500 IS was launched 7 years before the CL which is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Canon SD4500 IS being a Compact camera and the Leica CL being a Rangefinder-style mirrorless camera.

Before getting right into a in depth comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the SD4500 IS matches up versus the CL when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS and Leica CL. The complete galleries are viewable at Canon SD4500 IS Gallery and Leica CL Gallery.

When you are planning to travel with your camera regularly, you'll have to consider its weight and volume. The Canon SD4500 IS comes with outside measurements of 101mm x 59mm x 22mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.9") having a weight of 190 grams (0.42 lbs) and the Leica CL has sizing of 131mm x 78mm x 45mm (5.2" x 3.1" x 1.8") having a weight of 403 grams (0.89 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. Underneath is a front view overall size comparison of the SD4500 IS versus the CL.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SD4500 IS and CL is 94 and 82 respectively.

Sometimes, it's difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by reading through specs. The image here may offer you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the SD4500 IS and CL.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras provide different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The SD4500 IS due to its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field trickier and the Leica CL will resolve greater detail utilizing its extra 14MP. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs more aggressively. The more aged SD4500 IS is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.