Canon SD980 IS vs Canon SX740 HS

Lets look a little more in depth at the Canon SD980 IS and Canon SX740 HS, former is a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are built by Canon. There exists a considerable gap among the image resolutions of the SD980 IS (12MP) and SX740 HS (21MP) but both cameras have the same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SD980 IS was launched 10 years before the SX740 HS which is a fairly large difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before diving straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a simple highlight of how the SD980 IS scores vs the SX740 HS in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot SD980 IS & Canon PowerShot SX740 HS. The complete galleries are viewable at Canon SD980 IS Gallery & Canon SX740 HS Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera, you'll need to take into account its weight and measurements. The Canon SD980 IS comes with outside dimensions of 100mm x 53mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.1" x 0.9") and a weight of 150 grams (0.33 lbs) and the Canon SX740 HS has proportions of 110mm x 64mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.6") accompanied by a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you choose at that time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the SD980 IS against the SX740 HS.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SD980 IS and SX740 HS is 95 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to picture the gap in sensor dimensions simply by researching specifications. The image here should give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the SD980 IS and SX740 HS.

To sum up, both of those cameras provide the same sensor dimensions but different megapixels. You can expect to see the Canon SX740 HS to result in greater detail utilizing its extra 9 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos more aggressively. The more aged SD980 IS will be behind with regard to sensor innovation.