Canon SD960 IS vs Canon SX400 IS

Its time to examine more closely at the Canon SD960 IS vs Canon SX400 IS, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are manufactured by Canon. There exists a noticeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the SD960 IS (12MP) and SX400 IS (16MP) but they feature the same exact sensor size (1/2.3").

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The SD960 IS was released 6 years earlier than the SX400 IS and that is quite a sizable difference as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before going through a more detailed comparison, below is a short view of how the SD960 IS grades versus the SX400 IS in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SD960 IS & Canon PowerShot SX400 IS. The complete galleries are available at Canon SD960 IS Gallery & Canon SX400 IS Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to carry your camera, you need to factor its weight and volume. The Canon SD960 IS features outside dimensions of 98mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.1" x 0.9") having a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) whilst the Canon SX400 IS has sizing of 104mm x 69mm x 80mm (4.1" x 2.7" x 3.1") with a weight of 313 grams (0.69 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you are working with at that time. The following is the front view measurements comparison of the SD960 IS versus the SX400 IS.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SD960 IS and SX400 IS is 95 and 81 respectively.

Typically, it is hard to imagine the gap between sensor sizing simply by looking at specs. The photograph underneath should provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the SD960 IS and SX400 IS.

As you can plainly see, both of these cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit different resolution. You can expect the Canon SX400 IS to give you more detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs a little more aggressively. The older SD960 IS is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.