Canon SD970 IS vs Canon SX60 HS

Its time to take a closer look at the Canon SD970 IS vs Canon SX60 HS, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both built by Canon. There exists a big gap among the sensor resolutions of the SD970 IS (12MP) and SX60 HS (16MP) but both cameras provide the same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The SD970 IS was announced 6 years prior to the SX60 HS and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Canon SD970 IS being a Compact camera and the Canon SX60 HS being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go straight to a full comparison, here is a concise view of how the SD970 IS matches up vs the SX60 HS with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SD970 IS and Canon PowerShot SX60 HS. The whole galleries are provided at Canon SD970 IS Gallery and Canon SX60 HS Gallery.

If you're intending to carry your camera often, you'll need to take into account its weight and volume. The Canon SD970 IS enjoys external dimensions of 96mm x 57mm x 26mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs) whilst the Canon SX60 HS has sizing of 128mm x 93mm x 114mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 4.5") with a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change dependant on the lens you choose at that time. Below is a front view over all size comparison of the SD970 IS versus the SX60 HS.

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SD970 IS and SX60 HS is 94 and 61 respectively.

More often than not, it is very hard to picture the contrast in sensor sizing only by researching technical specs. The photograph here will give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SD970 IS and SX60 HS.

As you have seen, both of those cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit different megapixels. You should expect the Canon SX60 HS to render more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop shots a bit more aggressively. The older SD970 IS will be behind when it comes to sensor technology.