Canon 1100D vs Canon SX520 HS

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Canon 1100D and Canon SX520 HS, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are manufactured by Canon. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the 1100D (12MP) and SX520 HS (16MP) and the 1100D (APS-C) and SX520 HS (1/2.3") have different sensor sizing.

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The 1100D was brought out 4 years earlier than the SX520 HS and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Canon 1100D being a Compact SLR camera and the Canon SX520 HS being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a complete comparison, here is a brief synopsis of how the 1100D matches up against the SX520 HS when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Canon EOS 1100D & Canon PowerShot SX520 HS. The entire galleries are available at Canon 1100D Gallery & Canon SX520 HS Gallery.

If you are intending to carry your camera regularly, you will need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Canon 1100D offers outer dimensions of 130mm x 100mm x 78mm (5.1" x 3.9" x 3.1") having a weight of 495 grams (1.09 lbs) and the Canon SX520 HS has dimensions of 120mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 3.6") accompanied by a weight of 441 grams (0.97 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is a front view measurements comparison of the 1100D and the SX520 HS.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the 1100D and SX520 HS is 67 and 69 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to imagine the gap between sensor sizing just by reviewing specs. The graphic here will help offer you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the 1100D and SX520 HS.

As you can plainly see, each of the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor sizing. The 1100D featuring a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF less difficult and the Canon SX520 HS will offer you more detail having its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also help you crop shots way more aggressively. The older 1100D is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.