Canon SX20 IS vs Sony RX100 VII

Its time to look more closely at the Canon SX20 IS vs Sony RX100 VII, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Large Sensor Compact by companies Canon and Sony. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the SX20 IS (12MP) and RX100 VII (20MP) and the SX20 IS (1/2.3") and RX100 VII (1") posses totally different sensor measurements.

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The SX20 IS was released 10 years earlier than the RX100 VII and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras have different body design with the Canon SX20 IS being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony RX100 VII being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before diving straight to a in depth comparison, here is a concise summary of how the SX20 IS matches up against the RX100 VII with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SX20 IS and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VII. The complete galleries are available at Canon SX20 IS Gallery and Sony RX100 VII Gallery.

If you're going to carry your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and size. The Canon SX20 IS provides external dimensions of 128mm x 88mm x 87mm (5.0" x 3.5" x 3.4") and a weight of 600 grams (1.32 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 VII has specifications of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") and a weight of 302 grams (0.67 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you have attached at that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the SX20 IS and the RX100 VII.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SX20 IS and RX100 VII is 65 and 88 respectively.

Typically, it is very hard to envision the contrast between sensor sizing simply by reading a spec sheet. The graphic here will help offer you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the SX20 IS and RX100 VII.

Clearly, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The SX20 IS because of its tinier sensor will make achieving shallower DOF more difficult and the Sony RX100 VII will offer you greater detail as a result of its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The older SX20 IS is going to be behind in sensor technology.