Canon SX50 HS vs Canon SX610 HS

On this page, we will be looking at the Canon SX50 HS versus Canon SX610 HS, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras and both are created by Canon. There is a crucial difference among the sensor resolutions of the SX50 HS (12MP) and SX610 HS (20MP) but both cameras have the same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The SX50 HS was unveiled 24 months before the SX610 HS which makes them a generation apart from each other. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Canon SX50 HS being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Canon SX610 HS being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a step-by-step comparison, here is a short highlight of how the SX50 HS matches up against the SX610 HS with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SX50 HS and Canon PowerShot SX610 HS. The full galleries are provided at Canon SX50 HS Gallery and Canon SX610 HS Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera often, you will want to consider its weight and size. The Canon SX50 HS has outside measurements of 123mm x 87mm x 106mm (4.8" x 3.4" x 4.2") along with a weight of 595 grams (1.31 lbs) while the Canon SX610 HS has specifications of 105mm x 61mm x 27mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.1") with a weight of 191 grams (0.42 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you have during that time. Below is a front view measurement comparison of the SX50 HS and the SX610 HS.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the SX50 HS and SX610 HS is 65 and 93 respectively.

Usually, it is very difficult to picture the gap in sensor measurements purely by researching specifications. The visual here will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor measurements in the SX50 HS and SX610 HS.

Plainly, each of these cameras have the same sensor dimensions albeit different resolution. You should expect the Canon SX610 HS to result in extra detail having an extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a bit more aggressively. The older SX50 HS will be disadvantaged in sensor innovation.