Canon SD1300 IS vs Canon SX720 HS

Here is a extensive assessment of the Canon SD1300 IS vs Canon SX720 HS, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both created by Canon. There exists a sizable gap between the image resolutions of the SD1300 IS (12MP) and SX720 HS (20.3MP) but they come with the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SD1300 IS was announced 7 years prior to the SX720 HS and that is quite a significant difference as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a concise summation of how the SD1300 IS grades vs the SX720 HS in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS & Canon PowerShot SX720 HS. The whole galleries are available at Canon SD1300 IS Gallery & Canon SX720 HS Gallery.

If you are going to carry your camera, you're going to have to take into account its weight and proportions. The Canon SD1300 IS has outer dimensions of 91mm x 56mm x 22mm (3.6" x 2.2" x 0.9") along with a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs) while the Canon SX720 HS has measurements of 110mm x 64mm x 36mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.4") along with a weight of 270 grams (0.60 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you have attached at that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the SD1300 IS against the SX720 HS.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SD1300 IS and SX720 HS is 95 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to visualize the gap between sensor sizing just by reading through specifications. The visual here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the SD1300 IS and SX720 HS.

To sum up, each of these cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different resolution. You can expect the Canon SX720 HS to give more detail with its extra 8.3MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older SD1300 IS is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.