Canon SX50 HS has a
12.0MP 1/2.3-inch (6.17 x 4.55 mm ) sized BSI-CMOS sensor and features Digic 5 processor. On the other hand, Sony RX10 II has a
20.0MP 1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm ) sized Stacked BSI-CMOS sensor and features Bionz X processor.
Sony RX10 II's sensor provides 8MP more than Canon SX50 HS'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 SX50 HS and RX10 II sensor size comparison.
As seen above, Sony RX10 II has a 4.1x Larger sensor area than Canon SX50 HS. 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
DxOMark is a benchmark that scientifically assesses image quality of camera sensors. It 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. Canon SX50 HS and Sony RX10 II sensors have been tested by DxO and the results show that RX10 II has a better overall score of 70, 23 points higher compared to SX50 HS's score of 47.
Model |
Overall |
Color Depth |
Dynamic Range |
Low-light ISO |
Canon SX50 HS |
47 |
20.3 bits |
11.2 Evs |
179 ISO |
Sony RX10 II |
70 |
23.0 bits |
12.6 Evs |
531 ISO |