Canon 700D vs Canon SX740 HS

Its time to look more closely at the Canon 700D and Canon SX740 HS, former is a Entry-Level DSLR while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are produced by Canon. The image resolution of the 700D (18MP) and the SX740 HS (21MP) is fairly well matched but the 700D (APS-C) and SX740 HS (1/2.3") boast different sensor dimensions.

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The 700D was manufactured 6 years earlier than the SX740 HS which is quite a large difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras have different body design with the Canon 700D being a Compact SLR camera and the Canon SX740 HS being a Compact camera.

Before going into a thorough comparison, here is a simple view of how the 700D grades vs the SX740 HS with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon EOS 700D & Canon PowerShot SX740 HS. The entire galleries are available at Canon 700D Gallery & Canon SX740 HS Gallery.

If you're planning to carry around your camera regularly, you will have to think about its weight and volume. The Canon 700D has got outside measurements of 133mm x 100mm x 79mm (5.2" x 3.9" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 580 grams (1.28 lbs) while 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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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Below is a front view size comparison of the 700D compared to the SX740 HS.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the 700D and SX740 HS is 65 and 88 respectively.

Usually, its difficult to visualize the gap between sensor sizes just by looking at specs. The image here will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the 700D and SX740 HS.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras have different megapixels and different sensor sizes. The 700D because of its larger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF easier and the Canon SX740 HS will give you extra detail due to its extra 3 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images a bit more aggressively. The more aged 700D is going to be behind in sensor technology.