Canon SX210 IS vs Sony W730

Let's take a closer look at the Canon SX210 IS and Sony W730, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by brands Canon and Sony. The resolution of the SX210 IS (14MP) and the W730 (16MP) is pretty well matched and they come with the exact same sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SX210 IS was brought out 3 years before the W730 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going in to a more detailed comparison, below is a short summary of how the SX210 IS scores vs the W730 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SX210 IS & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730. The entire galleries are viewable at Canon SX210 IS Gallery & Sony W730 Gallery.

For anyone who is planning to lug around your camera often, you need to think about its weight and measurements. The Canon SX210 IS offers outside measurements of 103mm x 61mm x 38mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 220 grams (0.49 lbs) while the Sony W730 has proportions of 93mm x 52mm x 22mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.9") and a weight of 122 grams (0.27 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are employing at the time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the SX210 IS against the W730.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the SX210 IS and W730 is 90 and 96 respectively.

Often, it is hard to imagine the gap between sensor measurements purely by reading through technical specs. The visual here might give you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the SX210 IS and W730.

As you can tell, both cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different resolution. You can expect the Sony W730 to resolve greater detail having its extra 2MP. Higher resolution will help you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The older SX210 IS is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.