Canon XC10 vs Pentax XG-1

Let's take a more detailed look at the Canon XC10 and Pentax XG-1, former is a Large Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by manufacturers Canon and Pentax. There is a noticeable difference between the resolutions of the XC10 (12MP) and XG-1 (16MP) and the XC10 (1") and XG-1 (1/2.3") use different sensor size.

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The XC10 was released 9 months after the XG-1 and they are of a similar age. Each of these cameras offer different body type with the Canon XC10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Pentax XG-1 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go in to a thorough comparison, below is a quick overview of how the XC10 grades versus the XG-1 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon XC10 & Pentax XG-1. The complete galleries are available at Canon XC10 Gallery & Pentax XG-1 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Canon XC10 has physical dimensions of 125mm x 102mm x 122mm (4.9" x 4.0" x 4.8") along with a weight of 1040 grams (2.29 lbs) while the Pentax XG-1 has dimensions of 119mm x 89mm x 98mm (4.7" x 3.5" x 3.9") along with a weight of 567 grams (1.25 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you have at that moment. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the XC10 against the XG-1.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the XC10 and XG-1 is 54 and 66 respectively.

In many cases, its hard to visualize the contrast between sensor dimensions just by checking specs. The picture underneath will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the XC10 and XG-1.

All in all, the two cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The XC10 due to its bigger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Pentax XG-1 will resolve greater detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will let you crop shots a little more aggressively. The more modern XC10 should have an edge with regard to sensor tech.