Canon S100 vs Canon SX730 HS

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Canon S100 versus Canon SX730 HS, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are designed by Canon. There exists a significant gap between the sensor resolutions of the S100 (12MP) and SX730 HS (20.3MP) and the S100 (1/1.7") and SX730 HS (1/2.3") boast totally different sensor dimensions.

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The S100 was unveiled 6 years prior to the SX730 HS and that is quite a sizable gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before diving right into a full comparison, here is a brief highlight of how the S100 matches up against the SX730 HS with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot S100 and Canon PowerShot SX730 HS. The full galleries are available at Canon S100 Gallery and Canon SX730 HS Gallery.

When you are going to lug around your camera frequently, you'll have to factor its weight and size. The Canon S100 features external 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 SX730 HS has specifications of 110mm x 64mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.6") and a weight of 300 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you have at that moment. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the S100 against the SX730 HS.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the S100 and SX730 HS is 93 and 88 respectively.

Normally, it is very hard to see the contrast between sensor measurements just by checking technical specs. The photograph here should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the S100 and SX730 HS.

As you have seen, both cameras provide different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The S100 using its bigger sensor will make getting shallower DOF simpler and the Canon SX730 HS will resolve extra detail having an extra 8.3MP. Higher resolution will enable you to crop shots more aggressively. The older S100 is going to be behind in sensor technology.