Canon N Facebook ready vs Canon SX160 IS

Its time to look a little more closely at the Canon N Facebook ready versus Canon SX160 IS, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are built by Canon. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the N Facebook ready (12MP) and SX160 IS (16MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The N Facebook ready was announced 3 months after the SX160 IS which means that they are of a similar age. Each of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before diving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a concise overview of how the N Facebook ready scores versus the SX160 IS in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Below is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot N Facebook ready & Canon PowerShot SX160 IS. The whole galleries are available at Canon N Facebook ready Gallery & Canon SX160 IS Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera, you need to think about its weight and size. The Canon N Facebook ready comes with outer measurements of 79mm x 60mm x 29mm (3.1" x 2.4" x 1.1") along with a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) while the Canon SX160 IS has specifications of 111mm x 73mm x 44mm (4.4" x 2.9" x 1.7") and a weight of 291 grams (0.64 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are working with at that time. Here is a front view dimension comparison of the N Facebook ready vs the SX160 IS.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability score of the N Facebook ready and SX160 IS is 93 and 86 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very difficult to envision the contrast between sensor dimensions merely by going over specs. The picture underneath will help give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the N Facebook ready and SX160 IS.

As you can plainly see, each of these cameras feature the identical sensor size but not the same megapixels. You can anticipate the Canon SX160 IS to offer you greater detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also enable you to crop images way more aggressively.