Canon SX540 HS vs Olympus XZ-1

Let's look a bit more closely at the Canon SX540 HS and Olympus XZ-1, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Canon and Olympus. There exists a large gap between the sensor resolutions of the SX540 HS (20MP) and XZ-1 (10MP) and the SX540 HS (1/2.3") and XZ-1 (1/1.63") possess totally different sensor measurements.

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The SX540 HS was brought out 5 years later than the XZ-1 and that is quite a serious difference as far as technology is concerned. Both the cameras come with different body type with the Canon SX540 HS being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Olympus XZ-1 being a Compact camera.

Before delving in to a full comparison, below is a short overview of how the SX540 HS grades against the XZ-1 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SX540 HS & Olympus XZ-1. The entire galleries are provided at Canon SX540 HS Gallery & Olympus XZ-1 Gallery.

For anyone who is aiming to lug around your camera regularly, you are going to need to consider its weight and volume. The Canon SX540 HS has physical measurements of 120mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 3.6") and a weight of 442 grams (0.97 lbs) whilst the Olympus XZ-1 has sizing of 111mm x 65mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.7") with a weight of 275 grams (0.61 lbs).

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Take into account, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are utilising at that moment. The following is the front view over all size comparison of the SX540 HS vs the XZ-1.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX540 HS and XZ-1 is 69 and 88 respectively.

More often than not, it's tough to see the gap between sensor measurements merely by going over specifications. The visual underneath should give you a far better sense of the sensor sizing in the SX540 HS and XZ-1.

To sum up, the 2 cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SX540 HS featuring a tinier sensor will make shooting shallow depth of field tougher and the Canon SX540 HS will offer you more detail having its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will make it easier to crop pictures much more aggressively. The younger SX540 HS will have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.