Canon SX240 HS vs Sony A37

Lets look more closely at the Canon SX240 HS and Sony A37, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Entry-Level DSLR by rivals Canon and Sony. There exists a sizable gap between the resolutions of the SX240 HS (12MP) and A37 (16MP) and the SX240 HS (1/2.3") and A37 (APS-C) come with totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SX240 HS was announced 3 months prior to the A37 so they are of a similar age. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Canon SX240 HS being a Compact camera and the Sony A37 being a Compact SLR camera.

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a quick synopsis of how the SX240 HS scores against the A37 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot SX240 HS & Sony SLT-A37. The whole galleries are provided at Canon SX240 HS Gallery & Sony A37 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to travel with your camera, you will have to factor its weight and measurements. The Canon SX240 HS provides physical dimensions of 106mm x 61mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.3") having a weight of 224 grams (0.49 lbs) and the Sony A37 has proportions of 124mm x 92mm x 85mm (4.9" x 3.6" x 3.3") along with a weight of 506 grams (1.12 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have during that time. Below is the front view dimension comparison of the SX240 HS versus the A37.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX240 HS and A37 is 91 and 67 respectively.

More often than not, its tough to visualise the difference between sensor dimensions simply by reading through technical specs. The pic underneath will help provide you a greater sense of the sensor dimensions in the SX240 HS and A37.

As you have seen, each of these cameras offer different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The SX240 HS using its tinier sensor will make getting shallower depth of field more difficult and the Sony A37 will resolve more detail with its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop photos a little more aggressively.