Canon 500D vs Canon SX730 HS

Below is a extended review of the Canon 500D versus Canon SX730 HS, former being a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are produced by Canon. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the 500D (15MP) and SX730 HS (20.3MP) and the 500D (APS-C) and SX730 HS (1/2.3") use totally different sensor sizes.

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The 500D was released 8 years earlier than the SX730 HS and that is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon 500D being a Compact SLR camera and the Canon SX730 HS being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a brief highlight of how the 500D scores vs the SX730 HS in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon EOS 500D & Canon PowerShot SX730 HS. The complete galleries are available at Canon 500D Gallery & Canon SX730 HS Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Canon 500D features exterior measurements of 129mm x 98mm x 62mm (5.1" x 3.9" x 2.4") along with a weight of 520 grams (1.15 lbs) while the Canon SX730 HS has dimensions of 110mm x 64mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.6") having a weight of 300 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you use during that time. The following is the front view physical size comparison of the 500D compared to the SX730 HS.

Using size and weight, the portability rating of the 500D and SX730 HS is 70 and 88 respectively.

Oftentimes, it is difficult to visualise the gap between sensor measurements purely by looking at specs. The graphic below may provide you a much better sense of the sensor measurements in the 500D and SX730 HS.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The 500D featuring a larger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Canon SX730 HS will resolve more detail as a result of its extra 5.3MP. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older 500D is going to be behind in sensor innovation.