Canon SX240 HS vs Canon SX60 HS

Lets look much closer at the Canon SX240 HS and Canon SX60 HS, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras and they are both sold by Canon. There exists a big gap between the sensor resolutions of the SX240 HS (12MP) and SX60 HS (16MP) but both cameras posses the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SX240 HS was released 3 years earlier than the SX60 HS and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Canon SX240 HS being a Compact camera and the Canon SX60 HS being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before delving straight to a comprehensive comparison, here is a simple synopsis of how the SX240 HS scores versus the SX60 HS with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SX240 HS and Canon PowerShot SX60 HS. The complete galleries are provided at Canon SX240 HS Gallery and Canon SX60 HS Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you will want to consider its weight and dimensions. The Canon SX240 HS has got exterior dimensions of 106mm x 61mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of 224 grams (0.49 lbs) and the Canon SX60 HS has dimensions of 128mm x 93mm x 114mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 4.5") with a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view sizing comparison of the SX240 HS versus the SX60 HS.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SX240 HS and SX60 HS is 91 and 61 respectively.

More often than not, its difficult to visualise the difference between sensor measurements only by reading through a spec sheet. The graphic underneath should give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the SX240 HS and SX60 HS.

Clearly, both of those cameras provide the same sensor dimensions albeit not the same MP. You should expect the Canon SX60 HS to give extra detail as a result of its extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop shots more aggressively. The older SX240 HS is going to be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor innovation.