Canon SX620 HS vs Sony HX5

Below, we will be contrasting the Canon SX620 HS versus Sony HX5, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by competitors Canon and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the SX620 HS (20MP) and HX5 (10MP) and the SX620 HS (1/2.3") and HX5 (1/2.4") use totally different sensor sizes.

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The SX620 HS was revealed 5 years later than the HX5 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving straight into a thorough comparison, below is a short summary of how the SX620 HS matches up versus the HX5 when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SX620 HS and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5. The full galleries are viewable at Canon SX620 HS Gallery and Sony HX5 Gallery.

In case you're planning to lug around your camera, you need to factor its weight and measurements. The Canon SX620 HS has outside dimensions of 97mm x 57mm x 28mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 1.1") and a weight of 182 grams (0.40 lbs) whilst the Sony HX5 has proportions of 102mm x 58mm x 29mm (4.0" x 2.3" x 1.1") and a weight of 200 grams (0.44 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you have attached at the time. Here is the front view overall size comparison of the SX620 HS versus the HX5.

Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SX620 HS and HX5 is 93 and 92 respectively.

Normally, it can be tough to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements only by going through a spec sheet. The graphic below may give you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the SX620 HS and HX5.

Clearly, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SX620 HS using its bigger sensor will make getting shallow depth of field simpler and the Canon SX620 HS will produce extra detail because of its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The fresher SX620 HS is going to have an advantage in sensor tech.