Canon SX60 HS vs Nikon P330

Let's take a deeper look at the Canon SX60 HS versus Nikon P330, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Canon and Nikon. There exists a substantial gap between the image resolutions of the SX60 HS (16MP) and P330 (12MP) and the SX60 HS (1/2.3") and P330 (1/1.7") come with different sensor size.

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The SX60 HS was announced 19 months later than the P330 making the cameras a generation apart from one another. Both of the cameras come with different body type with the Canon SX60 HS being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Nikon P330 being a Compact camera.

Before going straight into a full comparison, below is a short highlight of how the SX60 HS scores against the P330 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot SX60 HS & Nikon Coolpix P330. The whole galleries are viewable at Canon SX60 HS Gallery & Nikon P330 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor in its weight and volume. The Canon SX60 HS has got outside measurements of 128mm x 93mm x 114mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 4.5") accompanied by a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs) while the Nikon P330 has sizing of 103mm x 58mm x 32mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 1.3") having a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the SX60 HS vs the P330.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SX60 HS and P330 is 61 and 92 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualize the contrast between sensor measurements simply by reading specs. The photograph below will provide you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the SX60 HS and P330.

All in all, each of these cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SX60 HS having a tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallower DOF tougher and the Canon SX60 HS will offer you extra detail with its extra 4MP. Greater resolution can also help you crop photos somewhat more aggressively. The newer SX60 HS provides an advantage with regard to sensor tech.