Canon XC10 vs Sony WX80

Below is a comprehensive assessment of the Canon XC10 versus Sony WX80, former being a Large Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Canon and Sony. There exists a noticeable gap between the resolutions of the XC10 (12MP) and WX80 (16MP) and the XC10 (1") and WX80 (1/2.3") provide different sensor sizing.

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The XC10 was introduced 2 years later than the WX80 and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Canon XC10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera and the Sony WX80 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a brief view of how the XC10 scores versus the WX80 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon XC10 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80. The whole galleries are available at Canon XC10 Gallery & Sony WX80 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to lug around your camera, you will have to factor in its weight and measurements. The Canon XC10 provides outer measurements of 125mm x 102mm x 122mm (4.9" x 4.0" x 4.8") and a weight of 1040 grams (2.29 lbs) and the Sony WX80 has proportions of 92mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 124 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you use during that time. Following is a front view dimensions comparison of the XC10 versus the WX80.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the XC10 and WX80 is 54 and 96 respectively.

Sometimes, its difficult to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements simply by checking specs. The visual underneath will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the XC10 and WX80.

As you can plainly see, both cameras provide different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The XC10 having a larger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field easier and the Sony WX80 will give you greater detail using its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images more aggressively. The newer XC10 provides an advantage when it comes to sensor tech.