Canon SX270 HS vs Sony RX100 VI

Below is a extensive comparison of the Canon SX270 HS versus Sony RX100 VI, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Compact by competitors Canon and Sony. There is a sizable difference among the sensor resolutions of the SX270 HS (12MP) and RX100 VI (20MP) and the SX270 HS (1/2.3") and RX100 VI (1") boast different sensor sizes.

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The SX270 HS was brought out 6 years earlier than the RX100 VI and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Canon SX270 HS being a Compact camera and the Sony RX100 VI being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before getting right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the SX270 HS scores against the RX100 VI in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot SX270 HS & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 VI. The entire galleries are viewable at Canon SX270 HS Gallery & Sony RX100 VI Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to lug around your camera regularly, you will need to factor its weight and volume. The Canon SX270 HS has got external measurements of 106mm x 63mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.5" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 233 grams (0.51 lbs) whilst the Sony RX100 VI has sizing of 102mm x 58mm x 43mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.7") having a weight of 301 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have attached during that time. Below is a front view scale comparison of the SX270 HS and the RX100 VI.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the SX270 HS and RX100 VI is 91 and 88 respectively.

In many cases, it's tough to imagine the gap in sensor measurements purely by looking through a spec sheet. The graphic here may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the SX270 HS and RX100 VI.

As you can see, both of the cameras come with different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SX270 HS because of its smaller sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Sony RX100 VI will render greater detail having its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will allow you to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The older SX270 HS will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.