Canon SX540 HS vs Casio EX-ZR15

Let's look much closer at the Canon SX540 HS versus Casio EX-ZR15, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Canon and Casio. There exists a huge gap among the resolutions of the SX540 HS (20MP) and EX-ZR15 (16MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The SX540 HS was announced 4 years later than the EX-ZR15 and that is a fairly significant gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both the cameras feature different body design with the Canon SX540 HS being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Casio EX-ZR15 being a Compact camera.

Before getting straight to a in-depth comparison, here is a brief overview of how the SX540 HS scores vs the EX-ZR15 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SX540 HS and Casio Exilim EX-ZR15. The whole galleries are viewable at Canon SX540 HS Gallery and Casio EX-ZR15 Gallery.

If you're intending to lug around your camera often, you have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Canon SX540 HS has physical measurements 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-ZR15 has dimensions of 102mm x 59mm x 27mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") accompanied by a weight of 176 grams (0.39 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary based on the lens you are working with at that moment. The following is a front view overall size comparison of the SX540 HS compared to the EX-ZR15.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SX540 HS and EX-ZR15 is 69 and 93 respectively.

Typically, its hard to picture the gap in sensor measurements just by checking out specifications. The graphic here will help provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the SX540 HS and EX-ZR15.

To sum up, each of the cameras feature the identical sensor size albeit different megapixels. You should expect the Canon SX540 HS to produce more detail with its extra 4MP. Higher resolution can also let you crop photographs way more aggressively. The fresher SX540 HS provides an advantage with regard to sensor tech.