Canon SD960 IS vs Canon SX720 HS

Here is a detailed overview of the Canon SD960 IS and Canon SX720 HS, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both are manufactured by Canon. There exists a substantial gap between the resolutions of the SD960 IS (12MP) and SX720 HS (20.3MP) but they possess the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SD960 IS was revealed 8 years before the SX720 HS and that is quite a big difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving through a comprehensive comparison, below is a quick highlight of how the SD960 IS matches up against the SX720 HS in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SD960 IS & Canon PowerShot SX720 HS. The full galleries are viewable at Canon SD960 IS Gallery & Canon SX720 HS Gallery.

For anybody who is planning to carry your camera often, you'll have to factor its weight and proportions. The Canon SD960 IS offers outer measurements of 98mm x 54mm x 22mm (3.9" x 2.1" x 0.9") along with a weight of 145 grams (0.32 lbs) and the Canon SX720 HS has measurements of 110mm x 64mm x 36mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.4") with a weight of 270 grams (0.60 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you are utilising during that time. Underneath is the front view dimensions comparison of the SD960 IS compared to the SX720 HS.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SD960 IS and SX720 HS is 95 and 89 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to picture the contrast between sensor sizing just by looking at a spec sheet. The visual here may provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the SD960 IS and SX720 HS.

As you can see, both of those cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing albeit different resolution. You can expect the Canon SX720 HS to give you extra detail because of its extra 8.3MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop shots a little more aggressively. The older SD960 IS is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor technology.