Canon N Facebook ready vs Canon SX230 HS

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Canon N Facebook ready vs Canon SX230 HS, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are built by Canon. The image resolution of the N Facebook ready (12MP) and the SX230 HS (12MP) is pretty well matched and they use the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The N Facebook ready was revealed 2 years later than the SX230 HS and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a short summation of how the N Facebook ready matches up against the SX230 HS with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot N Facebook ready & Canon PowerShot SX230 HS. The full galleries are provided at Canon N Facebook ready Gallery & Canon SX230 HS Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to lug around your camera, you have to factor in its weight and volume. The Canon N Facebook ready offers external dimensions of 79mm x 60mm x 29mm (3.1" x 2.4" x 1.1") having a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) whilst the Canon SX230 HS has sizing of 106mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 223 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary based on the lens you choose during that time. Below is the front view overall size comparison of the N Facebook ready versus the SX230 HS.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability grade of the N Facebook ready and SX230 HS is 93 and 91 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to visualize the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic here should provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the N Facebook ready and SX230 HS.

Clearly, both of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements and the exact same megapixels so you can expect similar quality of photographs although you would want to factor the launch date of the products into consideration. The fresher N Facebook ready should have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.