Canon SX70 HS vs Canon SX220 HS

Let's look more closely at the Canon SX70 HS versus Canon SX220 HS, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras and both are manufactured by Canon. There exists a crucial gap between the image resolutions of the SX70 HS (20MP) and SX220 HS (12MP) but both cameras have the same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The SX70 HS was announced 7 years later than the SX220 HS and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Canon SX70 HS being a SLR-like (bridge) camera and the Canon SX220 HS being a Compact camera.

Before diving into a detailed comparison, here is a simple overview of how the SX70 HS matches up against the SX220 HS in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot SX70 HS and Canon SX220 HS. The whole galleries are viewable at Canon SX70 HS Gallery and Canon SX220 HS Gallery.

In case you're going to lug around your camera often, you need to factor in its weight and measurements. The Canon SX70 HS comes with external dimensions of 127mm x 91mm x 117mm (5.0" x 3.6" x 4.6") and a weight of 608 grams (1.34 lbs) while the Canon SX220 HS has proportions of 106mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.3" x 1.3") having a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

Analyze the Canon SX70 HS versus Canon SX220 HS in the new Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change based on the lens you are employing at that moment. Following is a front view physical size comparison of the SX70 HS compared to the SX220 HS.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SX70 HS and SX220 HS is 63 and 96 respectively.

Quite often, it is very difficult to envision the gap between sensor measurements only by checking technical specs. The visual here should offer you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SX70 HS and SX220 HS.

As you can tell, both cameras have the same sensor dimensions but not the same megapixels. You should expect to see the Canon SX70 HS to resolve more detail with its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also allow you to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The more recent SX70 HS will have an edge with regard to sensor tech.