Canon SX240 HS vs Nikon P7700

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Canon SX240 HS versus Nikon P7700, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Canon and Nikon. The image resolution of the SX240 HS (12MP) and the P7700 (12MP) is fairly comparable but the SX240 HS (1/2.3") and P7700 (1/1.7") offer different sensor measurements.

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The SX240 HS was announced 15 months earlier than the P7700 making them a generation away from one another. Both the cameras have the same body design (Compact).

Before diving right into a complete comparison, here is a brief overview of how the SX240 HS scores vs the P7700 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot SX240 HS & Nikon Coolpix P7700. The whole galleries are available at Canon SX240 HS Gallery & Nikon P7700 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Canon SX240 HS offers exterior measurements of 106mm x 61mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.3") and a weight of 224 grams (0.49 lbs) while the Nikon P7700 has dimensions of 119mm x 73mm x 50mm (4.7" x 2.9" x 2.0") along with a weight of 392 grams (0.86 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have at the time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the SX240 HS against the P7700.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX240 HS and P7700 is 91 and 82 respectively.

Sometimes, it can be hard to visualize the contrast in sensor dimensions simply by checking out technical specs. The picture below will help provide you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the SX240 HS and P7700.

As you have seen, both of the cameras provide the same megapixels but different sensor dimensions. The SX240 HS uses the smaller sensor which will make achieving shallower depth of field tougher. The more aged SX240 HS will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.