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Canon SX710 HS vs Canon XC10

Portability
89
Imaging
45
Features
51
Overall
47
Canon PowerShot SX710 HS front
 
Canon XC10 front
Portability
54
Imaging
43
Features
60
Overall
49

Canon SX710 HS vs Canon XC10 Key Specs

Canon SX710 HS
(Full Review)
  • 20MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 25-750mm (F3.2-6.9) lens
  • 269g - 113 x 66 x 35mm
  • Launched January 2015
  • Older Model is Canon SX700 HS
  • Newer Model is Canon SX720 HS
Canon XC10
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1" Sensor
  • 3" Tilting Display
  • ISO 160 - 20000
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 3840 x 2160 video
  • 24-241mm (F2.8-5.6) lens
  • 1040g - 125 x 102 x 122mm
  • Launched April 2015
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Canon SX710 HS vs Canon XC10 Overview

Lets look closer at the Canon SX710 HS versus Canon XC10, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Compact and both are designed by Canon. There exists a considerable gap between the sensor resolutions of the SX710 HS (20MP) and XC10 (12MP) and the SX710 HS (1/2.3") and XC10 (1") use different sensor sizes.

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The SX710 HS was revealed 3 months earlier than the XC10 so they are of a similar age. Both the cameras offer different body type with the Canon SX710 HS being a Compact camera and the Canon XC10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving in to a comprehensive comparison, below is a brief summation of how the SX710 HS scores versus the XC10 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Canon SX710 HS over the Canon XC10

 SX710 HS XC10 
Display resolution922k1kSharper display (+921k dot)

Reasons to pick Canon XC10 over the Canon SX710 HS

 XC10 SX710 HS 
Display typeTiltingFixed Tilting display
Touch friendly display Easily navigate

Common features in the Canon SX710 HS and Canon XC10

 SX710 HS XC10 
LaunchedJanuary 2015April 2015Similar age
Focus manually Very exact focus
Display sizing3"3"Equivalent display dimensions
Selfie screen Neither provides selfie screen

Canon SX710 HS vs Canon XC10 Physical Comparison

In case you're aiming to carry around your camera, you'll have to consider its weight and volume. The Canon SX710 HS provides physical dimensions of 113mm x 66mm x 35mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.4") having a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) whilst the Canon XC10 has sizing of 125mm x 102mm x 122mm (4.9" x 4.0" x 4.8") and a weight of 1040 grams (2.29 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you are utilizing during that time. Underneath is the front view overall size comparison of the SX710 HS vs the XC10.

Canon SX710 HS vs Canon XC10 size comparison

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SX710 HS and XC10 is 89 and 54 respectively.

Canon SX710 HS vs Canon XC10 top view buttons comparison

Canon SX710 HS vs Canon XC10 Sensor Comparison

Typically, it is tough to imagine the contrast between sensor sizes purely by reading through a spec sheet. The pic below might give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the SX710 HS and XC10.

As you can see, both of these cameras offer different megapixel count and different sensor sizes. The SX710 HS using its tinier sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF more challenging and the Canon SX710 HS will give more detail because of its extra 8 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop images a little more aggressively.

Canon SX710 HS vs Canon XC10 sensor size comparison

Canon SX710 HS vs Canon XC10 Screen and ViewFinder

Canon SX710 HS vs Canon XC10 Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon SX710 HS Portrait photography highlights
Canon XC10 Portrait photography highlights
47
has manual focus
resolution is good (20MP)
provides face detection focus
external flash not possible
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
49
focusing manually
nice sensor size (1")
offers face detect focusing
sensor resolution low (12MP)
has no RAW support
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Street Comparison

Street photography with Canon SX710 HS
Street photography with Canon XC10
62
built in image stabilization (Optical)
lighter than average in class (269g)
no moving screen
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
56
has a tilting screen
image stabilization (Optical)
nice sensor size (1")
offers touch focus
has no RAW support
more heavy than others in class (1,040g)
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Sports Comparison

Canon SX710 HS as a Sports photography camera
Canon XC10 as a Sports photography camera
47
excellent zoom range (25-750mm 30.0 x zoom)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (20 megapixels)
provides tracking autofocus
continuous shooting slow (6.0 frames/s)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
not so great battery power (230 per charge)
lack of phase detect auto focus
46
image stabilization (Optical)
nice sensor size (1")
offers tracking focus
max frames per second very slow (3.8 fps)
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
has no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Canon SX710 HS
Travel photography with Canon XC10
66
lighter than average in class (269g)
resolution is good (20 megapixels)
flash built-in
relatively wide (25mm)
long reach (750mm)
doesn't have Timelapse recording
not so great battery power (230 per charge)
display is not selfie friendly
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.2)
43
offers touch focus
rather wide (24mm)
more heavy than others in class (1,040g)
sensor resolution low (12MP)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
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Landscape Comparison

Canon SX710 HS Landscape photography details
Canon XC10 Landscape photography details
49
has manual focus
relatively wide (25mm)
pretty good screen size (3")
built in image stabilization (Optical)
resolution is good (20MP)
can't swap lens (fixed lens mount)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.2)
sensor size is very small (1/2.3")
lack of RAW support
not so great battery power (230 per charge)
doesn't have Timelapse recording
50
focusing manually
rather wide (24mm)
decent sized screen (3")
image stabilization (Optical)
nice sensor size (1")
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
sensor resolution low (12 megapixels)
has no RAW support
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Vlogging Comparison

Canon SX710 HS as a Vlogging camera
Canon XC10 as a Vlogging camera
34
relatively wide (25mm)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
provides face detection focus
video res high (1920 x 1080 resolution)
lighter than average in class (269 grams)
somewhat slow max aperture (f3.2)
display is not selfie friendly
doesn't have external microphone jack
28
rather wide (24mm)
built-in touchscreen
image stabilization (Optical)
offers face detect focusing
video resolution high (3840 x 2160 pixels)
includes microphone port
sluggish max aperture (f2.8)
doesn't feature selfie friendly screen
more heavy than others in class (1,040 grams)
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Canon SX710 HS vs Canon XC10 Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon SX710 HS and Canon XC10
 Canon PowerShot SX710 HSCanon XC10
General Information
Brand Canon Canon
Model type Canon PowerShot SX710 HS Canon XC10
Type Small Sensor Superzoom Large Sensor Compact
Launched 2015-01-06 2015-04-08
Body design Compact Large Sensor Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip DIGIC 6 DIGIC DV5
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 12.8 x 9.6mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 122.9mm²
Sensor resolution 20 megapixel 12 megapixel
Anti alias filter
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Full resolution 5184 x 3888 4000 x 3000
Max native ISO 3200 20000
Lowest native ISO 80 160
RAW data
Autofocusing
Manual focusing
AF touch
AF continuous
Single AF
AF tracking
AF selectice
AF center weighted
Multi area AF
Live view AF
Face detection AF
Contract detection AF
Phase detection AF
Total focus points 9 9
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 25-750mm (30.0x) 24-241mm (10.0x)
Highest aperture f/3.2-6.9 f/2.8-5.6
Macro focusing range 1cm 8cm
Focal length multiplier 5.8 2.8
Screen
Range of screen Fixed Type Tilting
Screen sizing 3 inches 3 inches
Resolution of screen 922k dot 1k dot
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch operation
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Lowest shutter speed 15 secs 60 secs
Highest shutter speed 1/3200 secs 1/2000 secs
Continuous shooting speed 6.0fps 3.8fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Expose Manually
Exposure compensation Yes Yes
Change WB
Image stabilization
Built-in flash
Flash distance 3.50 m no built-in flash
Flash settings Auto, on, off, slow synchro no built-in flash
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
WB bracketing
Exposure
Multisegment
Average
Spot
Partial
AF area
Center weighted
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (60p, 30p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30 fps) 4K UHD 3840 x 2160 (30p), 1920 x 1080 (60p, 30p, 24p) 1280 x 720 (120p, 100p)
Max video resolution 1920x1080 3840x2160
Video format MPEG-4, H.264 XF-AVC, H.264
Microphone jack
Headphone jack
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environmental seal
Water proofing
Dust proofing
Shock proofing
Crush proofing
Freeze proofing
Weight 269 grams (0.59 lb) 1040 grams (2.29 lb)
Dimensions 113 x 66 x 35mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.4") 125 x 102 x 122mm (4.9" x 4.0" x 4.8")
DXO scores
DXO All around rating not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth rating not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested not tested
DXO Low light rating not tested not tested
Other
Battery life 230 photos -
Battery form Battery Pack -
Battery ID NB-6LH LP-E6N
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 secs, custom) Yes
Time lapse recording
Storage media SD/SDHC/SDXC card CFast, SD/SDHC/SDXC
Storage slots 1 1
Cost at launch $349 $1,599