Canon EOS R100 vs Canon EOS Kiss Digital

This is a full comparison between the cameras Canon EOS R100 and Canon EOS Kiss Digital . We compare them by looking at the categories you see below.

Canon EOS R100

Canon EOS Kiss Digital

Manufacturing

These cameras are both manufactured by Canon.

Canon EOS R100 were released 2023 and Canon EOS Kiss Digital was released 2003. That is a 20 years difference. In tech, this period can be of interest since technology is always improving, etc.

Camera	Released
Canon EOS R100	2023
Canon EOS Kiss Digital	2003

Type of camera

Canon EOS R100 is a Mirrorless camera while Canon EOS Kiss Digital is a DSLR camera. More information about their differences will come soon.

Sensors / crop factor

Both these cameras have the same sorts of sensor (called "Canon APS-C") which means that if you compare these cameras side by side the lenses will also have the same experienced focal length. Neither of the cameras has a Full frame sensor which means that you will get a "crop factor" where the camera's sensor size affect the focal length with a multiplier.

Camera	Focal length, 50mm f/1.8 **
Canon EOS R100	80 mm Canon APS-C sensor Crop factor/focal length multiplier by * 1.6
Canon EOS Kiss Digital	80 mm Canon APS-C sensor Crop factor/focal length multiplier by * 1.6

** Experienced focal length when using a lens such as a common "50mm f/1.8"

Learn more about crop factor and focal length multiplier here:
Camera selection can affect the focal length (Canon)

Resolution

Canon EOS R100 has a 24 MP (Megapixels) resolution while Canon EOS Kiss Digital has 6,3 MP. If we break down this in more detail this is the data behind the numbers:

Camera	Megapixels
Canon EOS R100	24 MP 24000000 pixels 6000 x 4000
Canon EOS Kiss Digital	6,3 MP 6291456 pixels 3072 x 2048

Canon EOS R100 has a 281 % larger resolution than Canon EOS Kiss Digital . This could give you more details in the picture but also a possibility to crop more in the pictures, afterward while editing the pictures, if needed that is.

ISO range

Canon EOS R100 has a larger ISO-range than Canon EOS Kiss Digital . Canon EOS R100 has an ISO range that stretches from 100 to 12800 while Canon EOS Kiss Digital has 100 to 1600.

Camera	ISO Range
Canon EOS R100	100-12800
Canon EOS Kiss Digital	100-1600

Autofocus and lens compatibility

Both of these cameras have a built-in autofocus motor. Some lenses, that support autofocus, do not have an autofocus motor of their own but this won't cause any problems with these two cameras.

Worth mentioning is that Canon EOS R100 belongs to the Canon EOS R-system and needs an adapter to work with Canons EF, EF-S, MP-E, and TS-E lenses. You can read more about this adapter here:
Canon Lens Mount Adapter EF-EOS R

Here is a complete overview of which lenses work with each camera:
Lens compatibility chart for Canon EOS R100
Lens compatibility chart for Canon EOS Kiss Digital

Pictures per second

Depending on what you are shooting the FPS, or frames/pictures per second, can definitely be of interest. Canon EOS R100 can shoot up to 6,5 pictures per seconds and Canon EOS Kiss Digital can shoot up to 2,5 pictures per seconds.

Camera	FPS (Frames per second)
Canon EOS R100	6,5
Canon EOS Kiss Digital	2,5

Ability to record movies

It is becoming more and more popular to record movies with digital cameras.

When comparing these two cameras there is only one of them that can shoot movies and that is Canon EOS R100. Unfortunately Canon EOS Kiss Digital does not support recording movies and movie clips.

Weight

The weight of the camera can be an extremely important factor, especially if the camera is about to be used, or carried around, for several hours at a time.

Canon EOS Kiss Digital weighs 645 gr (equal to 1.42 lb) which is 81% heavier than Canon EOS R100 and its 356 gr (or 0.78 lb).

Camera	Weight
Canon EOS R100	356 gr 0.78 lb
Canon EOS Kiss Digital	645 gr 1.42 lb