Leica M9 Vs Canon EOS R10: complete comparison

Leica M9 medal portrait medal landscape

Canon EOS R10 trophy medal sport medal street medal everyday
41

Overall Score

62

Leica

M9

Announced: 09 Sep 2009
Sensor Resolution: 18Mp
Sensor Type: Full frame CCD
ISO: 80-2500
Weight: 585g
Physical Dimensions: 139 x 80 x 37 mm
Viewfinder: Optical (rangefinder)
Screen Type: 2.5" Fixed
Video Resolutions: -
65
Image Quality
47
12
Speed Performance
72
4
Versatility
80
57
Comfort
66

Canon

EOS R10

Announced: 24 May 2022
Sensor Resolution: 24Mp
Sensor Type: APS-C CMOS
ISO: 100-32000
Weight: 426g
Physical Dimensions: 123 x 88 x 83 mm
Viewfinder: Electronic
Screen Type: 3" Fully articulated
Video Resolutions: 3840x2160
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The best camera for different types of photography

Leica
M9

vs

Canon
EOS R10

53
Portrait Portrait Portrait
50
53
Landscape Landscape Landscape
47
31
SportSport Sport
62
40
Street Street Street
67
36
Everyday Everyday Everyday
70

Leica M9
pros and cons

Leica M9

Leica

M9

Announced: 09 Sep 2009
Sensor Resolution: 18Mp
Sensor Type: Full frame CCD
ISO: 80-2500
Weight: 585g
Physical Dimensions: 139 x 80 x 37 mm
Viewfinder: Optical (rangefinder)
Screen Type: 2.5" Fixed
Video Resolutions: -

prospros

  • It has fast shutter speed, ideal for action photos
  • Leica M9 is one of the smallest cameras in its category. This makes it very easy to handle and suitable for street photography and daily use

conscons

  • Warning - Leica M9 is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Like it or not, we are too used to LCD display to do without it
  • Warning - Leica M9 battery has only 350.0 shoots autonomy. This might be a limiting factor if you think you'll have to do long photo sessions without having the chance to recharge it.
  • Unfortunately, Leica M9 does not support wireless connection

Leica M9 and its rivals

Review compare Leica M9 with overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
LeicaM9 Leica
M9
41 53 53 31 40 36

Canon EOS R10
pros and cons

Canon EOS R10

Canon

EOS R10

Announced: 24 May 2022
Sensor Resolution: 24Mp
Sensor Type: APS-C CMOS
ISO: 100-32000
Weight: 426g
Physical Dimensions: 123 x 88 x 83 mm
Viewfinder: Electronic
Screen Type: 3" Fully articulated
Video Resolutions: 3840x2160

pros pros

  • This camera autofocus is able to follow moving subjects
  • The LCD display is a convenient and almost indispensable feature
  • The microphone input can be very useful if you shoot videos
  • Thanks to burst mode, it's ideal for action photos
  • Precise and fast autofocus, ideal for action photos, it performs well even in low light conditions
  • The fully articulated display allows you to manage the framing even in hard conditions
  • Thanks to the wireless connection, Canon EOS R10 allows immediate picture sharing

conscons

  • Warning - Canon EOS R10 is not a tropicalized camera. If you use it in adverse conditions, you could ruin it.
  • Warning - Canon EOS R10 battery has only 450.0 shoots autonomy. This might be a limiting factor if you think you'll have to do long photo sessions without having the chance to recharge it.

Canon EOS R10 and its rivals

Review compare Canon EOS R10 with overall score Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Sport
Sport
Street
Street
Everyday
Everyday
CanonEOS R10 Canon
EOS R10
62 50 47 62 67 70

Leica M9 vs Canon EOS R10, which is better?

In case you are wondering which of these cameras you should buy, then this is the right place to find an answer. Here you will find listed all the main differences among Leica M9 and Canon EOS R10, calculated by the CameraRace iCamRank algorithm.

  • Technically speaking, Canon EOS R10 is superior to Leica M9, with an overall iCamRank score of 62 and 41, respectively.
  • The image quality of Leica M9 (65) is superior to that of Canon EOS R10 (47).
  • Canon EOS R10 (72) performs better than Leica M9 (12) in terms of speed.
  • Canon EOS R10 is more versatile than Leica M9 (80 a 4).
  • The handling of Canon EOS R10 (66) is more effective than that of Leica M9 (57).

But, as you may know, the technical performance is meaningless if applied to the wrong context. This is the reason why the iCamRank "weights" differently the camera technical features for each type of photography. Thus, below you'll find our suggestions, based on your preferred photography genre:

Leica M9 is better for portrait or landscape photography; Canon EOS R10 is instead your choice if you shoot sport or street photography or for everyday use.

Need further details? Below you will find a full comparison of all the technical specifications.

Leica
M9

Sensor
comparison

Canon
EOS R10

CCD

Sensor Type

CMOS

Full frame up

Sensor Size

down APS-C

36.0 x 24.0 mm up

Sensor Dimensions

down 22.2 x 14.8 mm

864.0 mm2 up

Sensor Area

down 328.56 mm2

18 Mp down

Sensor Resolution

up 24 Mp

5212 x 3472 down

Max Image Resolution

up 6000 x 4000

2500 down

Max Native ISO

up 32000

80 up

Min Native ISO

down 100

yes

RAW Support

yes

Leica
M9

Lens
comparison

Canon
EOS R10

Leica M

Lens Mount

Canon RF

57 up

Number of Lenses

down 34

1

Focal Length Multiplier

1.6

Leica
M9

Screen Type
comparison

Canon
EOS R10

Fixed down

Screen Type

up Fully articulated

2.5" down

Screen Size

up 3.0"

230Kdot down

Screen Resolution

up 1040Kdot

no

Live View

yes

no

Touch Screen

yes

Leica
M9

Viewfinder
comparison

Canon
EOS R10

Optical (rangefinder)

Viewfinder

Electronic

None

Viewfinder Resolution

2360000.0

Viewfinder Coverage

100

0.68

Viewfinder Magnification

0.6x

Leica
M9

Features
comparison

Canon
EOS R10

4s

Min Shutter Speed

30s

1/4000s

Max Shutter Speed

-

2fps down

Continuous Shooting

up 15fps

no

Shutter Priority

yes

yes

Aperture Priority

yes

yes

Manual Exposure Mode

yes

yes

Exposure Compensation

yes

yes

Custom White Balance

yes

no

Image Stabilization

no

no

Built-in Flash

yes

None

Flash Range

None

1/180s

Max Flash Sync

1/200s

Front Curtain
Rear Curtain
Slow sync

Flash Modes

n/a

yes

External Flash

yes

no

AE Bracketing

yes

yes

WB Bracketing

yes

Leica
M9

Exposure Modes
comparison

Canon
EOS R10

no

Multi-Segment

yes

no

Average

yes

no

Spot

yes

no

Partial

yes

no

AF-Area

no

yes

Center Weighted

yes

Leica
M9

Dxo Sensor Scores
comparison

Canon
EOS R10

69 up

DxO Overall Score

dato non disponibile

22.5 up

DxO Color Depth

dato non disponibile

11.7 up

DxO Dynamic Range

dato non disponibile

884 up

DxO Low Light ISO

dato non disponibile

Leica
M9

Autofocus
comparison

Canon
EOS R10

no

AF Touch

yes

no

AF Continuous

yes

no

AF Single

yes

no

AF Tracking

yes

no

AF Selective

yes

no

AF Center

yes

no

AF MultiArea

yes

no

AF Live View

yes

no

AF Face Detection

yes

no

AF Contrast Detection

no

no

AF Phase Detection

yes

0 down

Number of Focus Points

up 651

0

Number of Cross Focus Points

0

Leica
M9

Video Features
comparison

Canon
EOS R10

Video Resolutions

3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 120 Mbps MP4 H.264 AAC3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 120 Mbps MP4 H.264 AAC3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 60 Mbps MP4 H.264 AAC3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 60 Mbps MP4 H.264 AAC3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 230 Mbps MP4 H.264 AAC3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 120 Mbps MP4 H.264 AAC3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 470 Mbps MP4 H.264 AAC1920 x 1080 @ 120p / 120 Mbps MP4 H.264 AAC1920 x 1080 @ 120p / 70 Mbps MP4 H.264 AAC1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 60 Mbps MP4 H.264 AAC1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 35 Mbps MP4 H.264 AAC1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 30 Mbps MP4 H.264 AAC1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 12 Mbps MP4 H.264 AAC1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 90 Mbps MP4 H.264 AAC3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 170 Mbps MP4 H.265 AAC3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 170 Mbps MP4 H.265 AAC3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 85 Mbps MP4 H.265 AAC3840 x 2160 @ 24p / 85 Mbps MP4 H.265 AAC3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 230 Mbps MP4 H.265 AAC3840 x 2160 @ 60p / 120 Mbps MP4 H.265 AAC3840 x 2160 @ 30p / 470 Mbps MP4 H.265 AAC1920 x 1080 @ 120p / 120 Mbps MP4 H.265 AAC1920 x 1080 @ 120p / 70 Mbps MP4 H.265 AAC1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 60 Mbps MP4 H.265 AAC1920 x 1080 @ 60p / 35 Mbps MP4 H.265 AAC1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 30 Mbps MP4 H.265 AAC1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 30 Mbps MP4 H.265 AAC1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 12 Mbps MP4 H.265 AAC1920 x 1080 @ 24p / 12 Mbps MP4 H.265 AAC1920 x 1080 @ 30p / 90 Mbps MP4 H.265 AAC

-

Max Video Resolution

3840x2160

Video Formats

MPEG-4 H.264 H.265

no

Microphone Port

yes

no

Headphone Port

no

Leica
M9

Connectivity
comparison

Canon
EOS R10

None

Wireless Connectivity

Built-in

no

HDMI

yes

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

USB

Yes

Leica
M9

Physical
comparison

Canon
EOS R10

no

Environmental Sealing

no

no

Water Proof

no

no

Dust Proof

no

no

Shock Proof

no

no

Crush Proof

no

no

Freeze Proof

no

585g

Weight

426g

139 x 80 x 37 mm

Physical Dimensions

123 x 88 x 83 mm

350 down

Battery Life

up 450

Battery Pack

Battery Type

Battery Pack

Battery Model

LP-E17

Leica
M9

Other Features
comparison

Canon
EOS R10

Yes (2 or 12 sec)

Self Timer

Yes

no

Timelapse Recording

yes

no

GPS

no

SD SDHC card

Storage Type

Single UHS-II SD card slot

1

Storage Slots

1

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