Canon XC10 vs Samsung ST6500

Let's examine more in depth at the Canon XC10 and Samsung ST6500, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Canon and Samsung. There exists a noticeable gap among the resolutions of the XC10 (12MP) and ST6500 (16MP) and the XC10 (1") and ST6500 (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The XC10 was unveiled 4 years later than the ST6500 and that is a fairly sizable difference 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 ST6500 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting in to a in depth comparison, below is a short summary of how the XC10 scores versus the ST6500 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon XC10 & Samsung ST6500. The full galleries are available at Canon XC10 Gallery & Samsung ST6500 Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera regularly, you'll have to factor its weight and measurements. The Canon XC10 provides physical 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 ST6500 has proportions of 102mm x 57mm x 19mm (4.0" x 2.2" x 0.7") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are working with at that moment. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the XC10 vs the ST6500.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the XC10 and ST6500 is 54 and 99 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements purely by seeing a spec sheet. The graphic here may provide you a much better sense of the sensor dimensions in the XC10 and ST6500.

As you can see, the two cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The XC10 with its larger sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF simpler and the Samsung ST6500 will provide extra detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The newer XC10 should have an edge with regard to sensor technology.