Canon SX710 HS vs Leica V-Lux 4

Let's take a more detailed look at the Canon SX710 HS versus Leica V-Lux 4, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by competitors Canon and Leica. There exists a crucial gap among the sensor resolutions of the SX710 HS (20MP) and V-Lux 4 (12MP) but both cameras have the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The SX710 HS was launched 2 years after the V-Lux 4 which is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras feature different body design with the Canon SX710 HS being a Compact camera and the Leica V-Lux 4 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before we go straight to a complete comparison, here is a quick summary of how the SX710 HS scores vs the V-Lux 4 in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

Following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot SX710 HS and Leica V-Lux 4. The complete galleries are available at Canon SX710 HS Gallery and Leica V-Lux 4 Gallery.

For anyone who is intending to carry around your camera, you are going to need to think about its weight and dimensions. The Canon SX710 HS provides outer dimensions of 113mm x 66mm x 35mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) whilst the Leica V-Lux 4 has dimensions of 125mm x 87mm x 110mm (4.9" x 3.4" x 4.3") along with a weight of 588 grams (1.30 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the SX710 HS versus the V-Lux 4.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SX710 HS and V-Lux 4 is 89 and 65 respectively.

Normally, its tough to visualize the contrast in sensor sizes merely by checking out technical specs. The picture here will help provide you a better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SX710 HS and V-Lux 4.

As you have seen, both the cameras come with the identical sensor size but different megapixels. You should expect to see the Canon SX710 HS to provide greater detail utilizing its extra 8MP. Greater resolution will help you crop images a good deal more aggressively. The newer SX710 HS should have a benefit in sensor innovation.