Canon RP has a
26.0MP Full frame (35.9 x 24 mm ) sized CMOS sensor and features Digic 8 processor. On the other hand, Leica X Vario has a
16.0MP APS-C (23.6 x 15.8 mm ) sized CMOS sensor .
Canon RP's sensor provides 10MP more than Leica X Vario's sensor, which gives a significant advantage in real life. You can print your images larger or crop more freely.
On the other hand, please keep in mind that Max sensor resolution is not the only determinant of resolving power. Factors such as the optical elements, low pass filter, pixel size and sensor technology also affects the final resolution of the captured image.
Below you can see the EOS RP and X Vario sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Canon RP has a 2.3x Larger sensor area than Leica X Vario. 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.
DxOMark Sensor Scores
Both Canon RP and Leica X Vario sensors have been tested by DxoMark. DxoMark scores camera sensors for color depth (DXO Portrait), dynamic range (DXO Landscape) and low-light sensitivity (DXO Sports), and also gives them an overall score. Of the two cameras that we are comparing, EOS RP has scored 85, 7 points higher than X Vario.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Canon RP |
85 |
24.0 bits |
11.9 Evs |
2977 ISO |
Leica X Vario |
78 |
23.4 bits |
12.7 Evs |
1320 ISO |