Canon SX510 HS vs Nikon P950

Let's look a little more in depth at the Canon SX510 HS and Nikon P950, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by competitors Canon and Nikon. There exists a noticeable gap among the image resolutions of the SX510 HS (12MP) and P950 (16MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

President Biden pushes bill mandating TikTok sale or ban

The SX510 HS was brought out 7 years before the P950 and that is a fairly sizable difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras feature different body design with the Canon SX510 HS being a Compact camera and the Nikon P950 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going straight to a complete comparison, here is a simple summation of how the SX510 HS scores versus the P950 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot SX510 HS & Nikon Coolpix P950. The entire galleries are provided at Canon SX510 HS Gallery & Nikon P950 Gallery.

For those who are going to carry your camera regularly, you'll have to think about its weight and dimensions. The Canon SX510 HS comes with outer dimensions of 104mm x 70mm x 80mm (4.1" x 2.8" x 3.1") having a weight of 349 grams (0.77 lbs) while the Nikon P950 has dimensions of 140mm x 110mm x 150mm (5.5" x 4.3" x 5.9") and a weight of 1005 grams (2.22 lbs).

See the Canon SX510 HS and Nikon P950 in our completely new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are employing during that time. Following is a front view over all size comparison of the SX510 HS versus the P950.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SX510 HS and P950 is 80 and 52 respectively.

Normally, its tough to envision the gap in sensor sizing purely by viewing specs. The visual here will give you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the SX510 HS and P950.

All in all, both of these cameras feature the identical sensor size but not the same megapixels. You can anticipate the Nikon P950 to result in more detail having its extra 4 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop photos way more aggressively. The older SX510 HS will be disadvantaged with regard to sensor tech.