Canon S100 vs Canon SX520 HS

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Canon S100 versus Canon SX520 HS, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Canon. There exists a huge gap among the image resolutions of the S100 (12MP) and SX520 HS (16MP) and the S100 (1/1.7") and SX520 HS (1/2.3") provide totally different sensor sizing.

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The S100 was manufactured 3 years prior to the SX520 HS and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before diving into a full comparison, here is a quick overview of how the S100 matches up versus the SX520 HS with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot S100 and Canon PowerShot SX520 HS. The entire galleries are provided at Canon S100 Gallery and Canon SX520 HS Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to factor its weight and volume. The Canon S100 provides outside dimensions of 99mm x 60mm x 28mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 198 grams (0.44 lbs) whilst the Canon SX520 HS has sizing of 120mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 3.6") and a weight of 441 grams (0.97 lbs).

Take a look at the Canon S100 versus Canon SX520 HS in the all new Camera and Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you select at that moment. Here is a front view measurements comparison of the S100 versus the SX520 HS.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the S100 and SX520 HS is 93 and 69 respectively.

Quite often, it can be tough to envision the contrast in sensor measurements just by checking out technical specs. The visual below will give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the S100 and SX520 HS.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S100 because of its larger sensor will make shooting shallower DOF easier and the Canon SX520 HS will produce greater detail due to its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop images a bit more aggressively. The older S100 will be behind when it comes to sensor innovation.