Canon SX120 IS vs Canon SX230 HS

Let's look much closer at the Canon SX120 IS and Canon SX230 HS, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and they are both designed by Canon. The sensor resolution of the SX120 IS (10MP) and the SX230 HS (12MP) is relatively well matched but the SX120 IS (1/2.5") and SX230 HS (1/2.3") enjoy different sensor sizes.

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The SX120 IS was released 23 months before the SX230 HS which makes the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving through a step-by-step comparison, below is a short introduction of how the SX120 IS matches up against the SX230 HS in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot SX120 IS & Canon PowerShot SX230 HS. The complete galleries are provided at Canon SX120 IS Gallery & Canon SX230 HS Gallery.

For anyone who is going to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Canon SX120 IS offers exterior dimensions of 111mm x 71mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.8" x 1.8") accompanied by a weight of 285 grams (0.63 lbs) and the Canon SX230 HS has sizing of 106mm x 62mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.3") along with a weight of 223 grams (0.49 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are employing at the time. Underneath is the front view over all size comparison of the SX120 IS versus the SX230 HS.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SX120 IS and SX230 HS is 87 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it is very difficult to picture the difference between sensor measurements simply by reading through a spec sheet. The photograph here will provide you a stronger sense of the sensor dimensions in the SX120 IS and SX230 HS.

As you can see, both of these cameras have got different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SX120 IS featuring a tinier sensor is going to make shooting bokeh trickier and the Canon SX230 HS will resolve extra detail as a result of its extra 2 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs much more aggressively. The older SX120 IS is going to be behind in sensor technology.