Canon 6D MII vs Canon SX740 HS

Below is a extended comparison of the Canon 6D MII and Canon SX740 HS, one being a Advanced DSLR and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are offered by Canon. There is a huge difference between the sensor resolutions of the 6D MII (26MP) and SX740 HS (21MP) and the 6D MII (Full frame) and SX740 HS (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor sizing.

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The 6D MII was released 13 months prior to the SX740 HS making the cameras a generation apart from each other. Each of the cameras offer different body type with the Canon 6D MII being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Canon SX740 HS being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief overview of how the 6D MII scores vs the SX740 HS in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon EOS 6D Mark II and Canon PowerShot SX740 HS. The complete galleries are provided at Canon 6D MII Gallery and Canon SX740 HS Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera often, you will have to consider its weight and volume. The Canon 6D MII comes with exterior dimensions of 144mm x 111mm x 75mm (5.7" x 4.4" x 3.0") with a weight of 765 grams (1.69 lbs) and the Canon SX740 HS has sizing of 110mm x 64mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are using during that time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the 6D MII compared to the SX740 HS.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the 6D MII and SX740 HS is 59 and 88 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to see the difference between sensor measurements purely by reading specs. The graphic below may give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the 6D MII and SX740 HS.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras enjoy different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The 6D MII because of its larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Canon 6D MII will offer you extra detail as a result of its extra 5 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics far more aggressively. The older 6D MII is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.