Both Canon RP and Fujifilm X-Pro3 have 26.0 MP resolution sensors but Canon RP's sensor is Full frame (35.9 x 24 mm ) and Fujifilm X-Pro3's sensor is APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm ).
Since Canon RP's has a larger sensor area with the same resolution, this means that it also has a larger pixel area hence better light collecting capacity for a given aperture compared to Fujifilm X-Pro3.
One other difference between these two cameras that is worth mentioning is that Fujifilm X-Pro3's sensor doesn't have an anti-alias (Low-Pass) filter. Removing anti-alias filter increases the sharpness and level of detail but at the same time, it increases the chance of moiré occurring in certain scenes.
Below you can see the EOS RP and X-Pro3 sensor size comparison.
Sensor Size and Resolution Comparison image of Canon RP and Fujifilm X-Pro3 Cameras
As seen above, Canon RP has a 2.4x Larger sensor area than Fujifilm X-Pro3. Larger sensors give photographer more control on the depth of field and blurry background compared to smaller sensor when shot in same focal length and aperture.
Sensor size sets the circle of confusion, so it drives how much depth of field each
of these bodies gives you at a given aperture. You can calculate it exactly for the
Canon RP
or the
Fujifilm X-Pro3 ,
including hyperfocal distance.
One thing to watch when comparing these two: they have different sensor sizes
(Full frame versus APS-C),
so compare them at the same framing rather than the same focal length.
Put the same focal length on the smaller sensor and it will show less depth of
field, not more, because it also crops tighter. The calculator shows the
full frame equivalent focal length for each body so you can match the framing.
