Canon XC10 vs Samsung MV800

Lets look a little more in depth at the Canon XC10 and Samsung MV800, one being a Large Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Canon and Samsung. There exists a significant gap among the image resolutions of the XC10 (12MP) and MV800 (16MP) and the XC10 (1") and MV800 (1/2.3") use totally different sensor measurements.

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The XC10 was brought out 3 years later than the MV800 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Canon XC10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Samsung MV800 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a in-depth comparison, below is a brief summary of how the XC10 matches up against the MV800 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon XC10 and Samsung MV800. The entire galleries are viewable at Canon XC10 Gallery and Samsung MV800 Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you will have to take into account its weight and volume. The Canon XC10 offers external dimensions of 125mm x 102mm x 122mm (4.9" x 4.0" x 4.8") and a weight of 1040 grams (2.29 lbs) whilst the Samsung MV800 has sizing of 92mm x 56mm x 10mm (3.6" x 2.2" x 0.4") with a weight of 121 grams (0.27 lbs).

Check out the Canon XC10 and Samsung MV800 in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are using during that time. Here is the front view physical size comparison of the XC10 versus the MV800.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the XC10 and MV800 is 54 and 97 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to see the difference in sensor measurements only by viewing a spec sheet. The visual underneath will give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the XC10 and MV800.

As you can see, both cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The XC10 due to its larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field less difficult and the Samsung MV800 will render extra detail having its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos much more aggressively. The newer XC10 will have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.