Canon SX130 IS vs Sony RX100 II

Below, we will be looking at the Canon SX130 IS vs Sony RX100 II, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by manufacturers Canon and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the SX130 IS (12MP) and RX100 II (20MP) and the SX130 IS (1/2.3") and RX100 II (1") use different sensor sizing.

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The SX130 IS was brought out 3 years earlier than the RX100 II which is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Canon SX130 IS being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 II being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving in to a in depth comparison, below is a short view of how the SX130 IS scores against the RX100 II when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SX130 IS and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II. The entire galleries are viewable at Canon SX130 IS Gallery and Sony RX100 II Gallery.

For those who are looking to travel with your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Canon SX130 IS provides outside measurements of 113mm x 73mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.9" x 1.8") with a weight of 308 grams (0.68 lbs) and the Sony RX100 II has dimensions of 102mm x 58mm x 38mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.5") and a weight of 281 grams (0.62 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you select at that moment. Here is the front view proportions comparison of the SX130 IS and the RX100 II.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the SX130 IS and RX100 II is 85 and 89 respectively.

Oftentimes, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions just by going over specs. The picture here will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor measurements in the SX130 IS and RX100 II.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The SX130 IS due to its tinier sensor is going to make getting shallower DOF tougher and the Sony RX100 II will offer extra detail having its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots somewhat more aggressively. The more aged SX130 IS is going to be disadvantaged in sensor technology.