Canon SX60 HS vs Sony TX7

Here is a extended analysis of the Canon SX60 HS vs Sony TX7, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Ultracompact by brands Canon and Sony. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the SX60 HS (16MP) and TX7 (10MP) and the SX60 HS (1/2.3") and TX7 (1/2.4") come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The SX60 HS was manufactured 4 years later than the TX7 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras offer different body type with the Canon SX60 HS being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Sony TX7 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a simple overview of how the SX60 HS scores vs the TX7 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot SX60 HS & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7. The entire galleries are provided at Canon SX60 HS Gallery & Sony TX7 Gallery.

For those who are planning to carry your camera regularly, you need to factor its weight and volume. The Canon SX60 HS enjoys external measurements of 128mm x 93mm x 114mm (5.0" x 3.7" x 4.5") and a weight of 650 grams (1.43 lbs) while the Sony TX7 has sizing of 98mm x 60mm x 18mm (3.9" x 2.4" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 149 grams (0.33 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will vary dependant on the lens you are utilising during that time. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the SX60 HS versus the TX7.

Using size and weight, the portability grade of the SX60 HS and TX7 is 61 and 95 respectively.

Usually, its hard to see the difference between sensor sizing merely by looking at specs. The graphic below may provide you a far better sense of the sensor measurements in the SX60 HS and TX7.

All in all, each of these cameras enjoy different megapixel count and different sensor sizing. The SX60 HS because of its larger sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field simpler and the Canon SX60 HS will give extra detail due to its extra 6 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop photos far more aggressively. The more modern SX60 HS will have an edge when it comes to sensor innovation.