Canon SX710 HS vs Nikon S30

Lets take a deeper look at the Canon SX710 HS and Nikon S30, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by rivals Canon and Nikon. There exists a considerable gap between the image resolutions of the SX710 HS (20MP) and S30 (10MP) and the SX710 HS (1/2.3") and S30 (1/3") come with different sensor size.

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The SX710 HS was introduced 2 years later than the S30 and that is quite a large difference as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before going straight into a full comparison, below is a brief summary of how the SX710 HS scores vs the S30 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot SX710 HS & Nikon Coolpix S30. The whole galleries are viewable at Canon SX710 HS Gallery & Nikon S30 Gallery.

If you are intending to lug around your camera frequently, you will have to factor in its weight and dimensions. The Canon SX710 HS enjoys outside measurements of 113mm x 66mm x 35mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) and the Nikon S30 has dimensions of 102mm x 65mm x 40mm (4.0" x 2.6" x 1.6") along with a weight of 214 grams (0.47 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will vary depending on the lens you have at that moment. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the SX710 HS against the S30.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX710 HS and S30 is 89 and 90 respectively.

More often than not, it is difficult to visualize the difference between sensor measurements purely by looking at technical specs. The visual underneath should offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the SX710 HS and S30.

As you can tell, both of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor measurements. The SX710 HS with its bigger sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF less difficult and the Canon SX710 HS will resolve greater detail using its extra 10MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The more modern SX710 HS should have a benefit when it comes to sensor technology.