Canon ELPH 520 HS vs Canon 760D

Its time to look more in depth at the Canon ELPH 520 HS vs Canon 760D, one being a Ultracompact and the latter is a Entry-Level DSLR and both of them are built by Canon. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the ELPH 520 HS (10MP) and 760D (24MP) and the ELPH 520 HS (1/2.3") and 760D (APS-C) posses different sensor sizes.

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The ELPH 520 HS was announced 4 years earlier than the 760D and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Canon ELPH 520 HS being a Ultracompact camera and the Canon 760D being a Compact SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a simple overview of how the ELPH 520 HS matches up against the 760D when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

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If you are looking to lug around your camera often, you'll need to consider its weight and proportions. The Canon ELPH 520 HS enjoys external measurements of 87mm x 54mm x 19mm (3.4" x 2.1" x 0.7") with a weight of 155 grams (0.34 lbs) and the Canon 760D has measurements of 132mm x 101mm x 78mm (5.2" x 4.0" x 3.1") with a weight of 565 grams (1.25 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you have chosen at the time. Here is a front view over all size comparison of the ELPH 520 HS versus the 760D.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the ELPH 520 HS and 760D is 96 and 66 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to picture the difference in sensor measurements just by researching specs. The graphic underneath may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the ELPH 520 HS and 760D.

All in all, both cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The ELPH 520 HS having a smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow depth of field more difficult and the Canon 760D will render greater detail with its extra 14MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The older ELPH 520 HS will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.