Canon SX120 IS vs Panasonic TS20

Lets look much closer at the Canon SX120 IS vs Panasonic TS20, former being a Small Sensor Compact while the other is a Waterproof by manufacturers Canon and Panasonic. There exists a substantial gap among the image resolutions of the SX120 IS (10MP) and TS20 (16MP) and the SX120 IS (1/2.5") and TS20 (1/2.3") possess different sensor measurements.

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The SX120 IS was announced 3 years before the TS20 and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving in to a complete comparison, below is a simple highlight of how the SX120 IS matches up versus the TS20 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot SX120 IS & Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS20. The whole galleries are available at Canon SX120 IS Gallery & Panasonic TS20 Gallery.

For those who are looking to lug around your camera frequently, you will want to take into account its weight and size. The Canon SX120 IS comes with outside dimensions of 111mm x 71mm x 45mm (4.4" x 2.8" x 1.8") along with a weight of 285 grams (0.63 lbs) whilst the Panasonic TS20 has specifications of 101mm x 58mm x 19mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 0.7") having a weight of 142 grams (0.31 lbs).

Contrast the Canon SX120 IS vs Panasonic TS20 in our brand new Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Here is the front view size comparison of the SX120 IS compared to the TS20.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SX120 IS and TS20 is 87 and 95 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to imagine the contrast in sensor measurements just by researching specifications. The graphic below will help give you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the SX120 IS and TS20.

Plainly, both of those cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SX120 IS with its smaller sensor is going to make achieving shallow DOF trickier and the Panasonic TS20 will render more detail with its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution will enable you to crop pics much more aggressively. The older SX120 IS will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.