Canon A495 vs Sony HX20V

The following is a extended overview of the Canon A495 and Sony HX20V, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Canon and Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the sensor resolutions of the A495 (10MP) and HX20V (18MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The A495 was introduced 3 years before the HX20V which is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before delving right into a thorough comparison, here is a short summary of how the A495 scores against the HX20V when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot A495 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V. The whole galleries are viewable at Canon A495 Gallery and Sony HX20V Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Canon A495 offers outer dimensions of 94mm x 62mm x 31mm (3.7" x 2.4" x 1.2") having a weight of 175 grams (0.39 lbs) and the Sony HX20V has proportions of 107mm x 62mm x 35mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 254 grams (0.56 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you are using at that moment. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the A495 vs the HX20V.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the A495 and HX20V is 93 and 90 respectively.

Normally, its difficult to visualise the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by reading technical specs. The pic here might give you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the A495 and HX20V.

As you can tell, both of the cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit not the same MP. You should count on the Sony HX20V to offer greater detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also help you crop shots way more aggressively. The more aged A495 is going to be behind in sensor technology.