Canon A4000 IS vs Canon S120

The following is a extended comparison of the Canon A4000 IS and Canon S120, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras and they are both offered by Canon. There exists a huge gap between the image resolutions of the A4000 IS (16MP) and S120 (12MP) and the A4000 IS (1/2.3") and S120 (1/1.7") use totally different sensor size.

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The A4000 IS was released 21 months prior to the S120 which makes the cameras a generation away from one another. Each of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting straight into a more detailed comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the A4000 IS matches up vs the S120 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot A4000 IS and Canon PowerShot S120. The complete galleries are provided at Canon A4000 IS Gallery and Canon S120 Gallery.

If you are looking to travel with your camera, you need to take into account its weight and proportions. The Canon A4000 IS comes with outer dimensions of 95mm x 56mm x 24mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.9") accompanied by a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) whilst the Canon S120 has measurements of 100mm x 59mm x 29mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 217 grams (0.48 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you use at the time. The following is the front view scale comparison of the A4000 IS vs the S120.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A4000 IS and S120 is 95 and 92 respectively.

Normally, it is very hard to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions only by reading specifications. The pic here may give you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the A4000 IS and S120.

Plainly, each of these cameras posses different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The A4000 IS because of its tinier sensor will make getting shallow DOF more challenging and the Canon A4000 IS will deliver greater detail as a result of its extra 4MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more aged A4000 IS is going to be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.