Canon SX130 IS vs Canon SX70 HS

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Canon SX130 IS and Canon SX70 HS, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras and they are both offered by Canon. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the SX130 IS (12MP) and SX70 HS (20MP) but both cameras boast the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The SX130 IS was introduced 9 years before the SX70 HS which is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Canon SX130 IS being a Compact camera and the Canon SX70 HS being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going right into a more detailed comparison, here is a brief summary of how the SX130 IS matches up against the SX70 HS in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SX130 IS & Canon PowerShot SX70 HS. The whole galleries are available at Canon SX130 IS Gallery & Canon SX70 HS Gallery.

If you're looking to carry around your camera regularly, you are going to need to take into account its weight and volume. The Canon SX130 IS provides outer dimensions of 113mm x 73mm x 46mm (4.4" x 2.9" x 1.8") having a weight of 308 grams (0.68 lbs) whilst the Canon SX70 HS has sizing of 127mm x 91mm x 117mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 4.6") having a weight of 608 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you select during that time. The following is a front view scale comparison of the SX130 IS compared to the SX70 HS.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX130 IS and SX70 HS is 85 and 63 respectively.

Quite often, it is very hard to imagine the difference between sensor sizes purely by checking technical specs. The image below may give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the SX130 IS and SX70 HS.

As you can tell, the two cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit different resolution. You can expect the Canon SX70 HS to give you more detail using its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop photographs way more aggressively. The more aged SX130 IS is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.