Canon SX260 HS vs Canon SX520 HS

Its time to look much closer at the Canon SX260 HS versus Canon SX520 HS, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras and they are both built by Canon. There is a crucial difference among the image resolutions of the SX260 HS (12MP) and SX520 HS (16MP) but they come with the same exact sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SX260 HS was unveiled 3 years prior to the SX520 HS and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving in to a in depth comparison, below is a simple summation of how the SX260 HS matches up against the SX520 HS with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SX260 HS and Canon PowerShot SX520 HS. The full galleries are provided at Canon SX260 HS Gallery and Canon SX520 HS Gallery.

If you're aiming to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and volume. The Canon SX260 HS features outside dimensions of 106mm x 61mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.3") having a weight of 231 grams (0.51 lbs) while the Canon SX520 HS has sizing of 120mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 3.6") accompanied by a weight of 441 grams (0.97 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you have chosen at the time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the SX260 HS versus the SX520 HS.

Using size and weight, the portability score of the SX260 HS and SX520 HS is 91 and 69 respectively.

Generally, its difficult to see the contrast in sensor measurements only by going through technical specs. The visual below may provide you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the SX260 HS and SX520 HS.

As you can tell, both of the cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing albeit not the same resolution. You should expect the Canon SX520 HS to provide extra detail having an extra 4MP. Higher resolution will allow you to crop shots far more aggressively. The older SX260 HS will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor technology.