Canon XC10 vs Sony RX1

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Canon XC10 versus Sony RX1, both Large Sensor Compact digital cameras by competitors Canon and Sony. There exists a considerable gap between the resolutions of the XC10 (12MP) and RX1 (24MP) and the XC10 (1") and RX1 (Full frame) possess different sensor size.

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The XC10 was unveiled 2 years later than the RX1 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras offer the identical body type (Large Sensor Compact).

Before going through a detailed comparison, below is a concise highlight of how the XC10 grades vs the RX1 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon XC10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1. The full galleries are provided at Canon XC10 Gallery & Sony RX1 Gallery.

In case you're aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you'll need to factor its weight and volume. The Canon XC10 offers external measurements of 125mm x 102mm x 122mm (4.9" x 4.0" x 4.8") having a weight of 1040 grams (2.29 lbs) whilst the Sony RX1 has sizing of 113mm x 65mm x 70mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 2.8") along with a weight of 482 grams (1.06 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the XC10 vs the RX1.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the XC10 and RX1 is 54 and 79 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to imagine the difference between sensor measurements purely by checking a spec sheet. The graphic underneath will help offer you a better sense of the sensor sizing in the XC10 and RX1.

As you can see, the two cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The XC10 having a tinier sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Sony RX1 will give more detail having an extra 12 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs a little more aggressively. The more modern XC10 provides an edge with regard to sensor innovation.