Canon S95 vs Canon SX260 HS

Let's look more closely at the Canon S95 and Canon SX260 HS, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are designed by Canon. The resolution of the S95 (10MP) and the SX260 HS (12MP) is fairly close but the S95 (1/1.7") and SX260 HS (1/2.3") posses different sensor size.

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The S95 was launched 18 months earlier than the SX260 HS making them a generation away from each other. Both of these cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before we go right into a step-by-step comparison, here is a brief summary of how the S95 matches up vs the SX260 HS in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot S95 & Canon PowerShot SX260 HS. The complete galleries are available at Canon S95 Gallery & Canon SX260 HS Gallery.

In case you're going to carry around your camera frequently, you are going to need to consider its weight and proportions. The Canon S95 enjoys physical measurements of 100mm x 58mm x 30mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.2") along with a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) and the Canon SX260 HS has measurements of 106mm x 61mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 231 grams (0.51 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you choose at that time. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the S95 against the SX260 HS.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the S95 and SX260 HS is 93 and 91 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to visualize the contrast in sensor sizes just by researching a spec sheet. The image underneath might give you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the S95 and SX260 HS.

Clearly, both of those cameras come with different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The S95 due to its larger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF simpler and the Canon SX260 HS will provide you with more detail utilizing its extra 2MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a good deal more aggressively. The more aged S95 will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.