Canon SX540 HS vs Casio EX-Z270

Its time to look closer at the Canon SX540 HS vs Casio EX-Z270, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Ultracompact by manufacturers Canon and Casio. There exists a sizeable gap among the resolutions of the SX540 HS (20MP) and EX-Z270 (10MP) and the SX540 HS (1/2.3") and EX-Z270 (1/2.5") posses different sensor size.

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The SX540 HS was brought out 7 years after the EX-Z270 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras have different body design with the Canon SX540 HS being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Casio EX-Z270 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before we go straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short introduction of how the SX540 HS scores versus the EX-Z270 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot SX540 HS and Casio Exilim EX-Z270. The entire galleries are provided at Canon SX540 HS Gallery and Casio EX-Z270 Gallery.

For anybody who is intending to travel with your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and measurements. The Canon SX540 HS has exterior dimensions of 120mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 3.6") with a weight of 442 grams (0.97 lbs) while the Casio EX-Z270 has proportions of 97mm x 55mm x 22mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.9") with a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ based on the lens you are employing at the time. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the SX540 HS vs the EX-Z270.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX540 HS and EX-Z270 is 69 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is tough to visualize the gap in sensor dimensions merely by going through technical specs. The pic underneath will help offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the SX540 HS and EX-Z270.

As you can tell, each of the cameras have different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The SX540 HS due to its bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF simpler and the Canon SX540 HS will produce more detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures a bit more aggressively. The more recent SX540 HS provides an edge when it comes to sensor tech.