Canon SX260 HS vs Canon SX730 HS

Its time to take a deeper look at the Canon SX260 HS vs Canon SX730 HS, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras and they are both designed by Canon. There is a crucial difference between the resolutions of the SX260 HS (12MP) and SX730 HS (20.3MP) but they feature the same exact sensor size (1/2.3").

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The SX260 HS was manufactured 5 years before the SX730 HS and that is quite a serious gap as far as tech is concerned. Both cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before getting through a in-depth comparison, below is a concise summary of how the SX260 HS scores vs the SX730 HS when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot SX260 HS and Canon PowerShot SX730 HS. The entire galleries are provided at Canon SX260 HS Gallery and Canon SX730 HS Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and proportions. The Canon SX260 HS comes with external dimensions of 106mm x 61mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.4" x 1.3") with a weight of 231 grams (0.51 lbs) whilst the Canon SX730 HS has measurements of 110mm x 64mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.6") with a weight of 300 grams (0.66 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the SX260 HS versus the SX730 HS.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability grade of the SX260 HS and SX730 HS is 91 and 88 respectively.

Generally, it's hard to envision the difference between sensor measurements just by checking technical specs. The graphic underneath might provide you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SX260 HS and SX730 HS.

As you have seen, both of these cameras offer the same exact sensor sizing but not the same megapixels. You should expect to see the Canon SX730 HS to resolve greater detail due to its extra 8.3MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics a little more aggressively. The older SX260 HS is going to be disadvantaged with regard to sensor innovation.