Canon 1D MII vs Canon SX270 HS

Below, we will be reviewing the Canon 1D MII vs Canon SX270 HS, one being a Pro DSLR and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are created by Canon. There exists a significant gap between the image resolutions of the 1D MII (8MP) and SX270 HS (12MP) and the 1D MII (APS-H) and SX270 HS (1/2.3") feature different sensor dimensions.

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The 1D MII was launched 9 years earlier than the SX270 HS and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Canon 1D MII being a Large SLR camera and the Canon SX270 HS being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a complete comparison, below is a short summation of how the 1D MII scores vs the SX270 HS with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon EOS-1D Mark II and Canon PowerShot SX270 HS. The complete galleries are viewable at Canon 1D MII Gallery and Canon SX270 HS Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to think about its weight and proportions. The Canon 1D MII features physical measurements of 156mm x 158mm x 80mm (6.1" x 6.2" x 3.1") along with a weight of 1565 grams (3.45 lbs) while the Canon SX270 HS has measurements of 106mm x 63mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.5" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 233 grams (0.51 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have chosen during that time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the 1D MII versus the SX270 HS.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the 1D MII and SX270 HS is 50 and 91 respectively.

Normally, its hard to visualize the gap between sensor measurements merely by reading through specifications. The graphic below should provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the 1D MII and SX270 HS.

Plainly, each of the cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 1D MII featuring a bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Canon SX270 HS will resolve extra detail utilizing its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older 1D MII is going to be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.