Canon D10
Rugged Camera
vs Sony WX50
Budget Compact Camera

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot D10

Best price $500
  • Has longer exposure available 15 seconds vs 4 seconds
  • Has a waterproof camera body WX50 does not

What’s good about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50

Best price
$265
  • Weighs a little bit less than the D10 4.1 oz vs 6.7 oz
  • Significantly smaller body size 6 in³ vs 21 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $265 vs $500
  • Higher sensor resolution 16.2 MP vs 12.1 MP
  • Higher resolution rear screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
  • Better light sensitivity by 3 f-stops 12,800 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
  • Newer camera February 2012 vs November 2009
  • Longer optical zoom 5.0× vs 3.0×
  • Wider angle lens 4.5mm vs 6.2mm
  • Better video capture 1080i 60fps vs 480p
  • Has HDR on-board D10 does not have HDR
  • Has panorama image capture D10 does not have panorama
  • Has 3D capture capabilities D10 does not have 3D
  • Has an HDMI port for photo playback D10 does not have HDMI

What the Canon D10 and Sony WX50 have in common

  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Same viewscreen size 2.5″ vs 2.7″

What’s missing from both the Canon D10 and the Sony WX50

  • No GPS tagging
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe
  • No Wi-Fi
  • No flip out viewscreen

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