Canon SX540 HS vs Sony W610

The following is a in-depth review of the Canon SX540 HS and Sony W610, one is a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by manufacturers Canon and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the image resolutions of the SX540 HS (20MP) and W610 (14MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor sizing (1/2.3").

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The SX540 HS was announced 4 years after the W610 which is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras feature different body design with the Canon SX540 HS being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony W610 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight to a thorough comparison, here is a short summary of how the SX540 HS matches up versus the W610 for portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot SX540 HS and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610. The whole galleries are provided at Canon SX540 HS Gallery and Sony W610 Gallery.

If you are planning to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and size. The Canon SX540 HS provides outside dimensions of 120mm x 82mm x 92mm (4.7" x 3.2" x 3.6") accompanied by a weight of 442 grams (0.97 lbs) while the Sony W610 has specifications of 93mm x 52mm x 19mm (3.7" x 2.0" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 113 grams (0.25 lbs).

Contrast the Canon SX540 HS and Sony W610 in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Underneath is a front view measurement comparison of the SX540 HS versus the W610.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SX540 HS and W610 is 69 and 97 respectively.

Quite often, its difficult to see the gap in sensor dimensions merely by checking out a spec sheet. The pic underneath will offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SX540 HS and W610.

Clearly, both of these cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same megapixels. You should count on the Canon SX540 HS to produce extra detail with its extra 6MP. Higher resolution can also make it easier to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The more recent SX540 HS is going to have an edge in sensor tech.