Canon SX710 HS vs Samsung TL240

Lets take a closer look at the Canon SX710 HS vs Samsung TL240, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Ultracompact by companies Canon and Samsung. There is a crucial difference among the resolutions of the SX710 HS (20MP) and TL240 (14MP) but both cameras offer the same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SX710 HS was announced 5 years later than the TL240 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera tech is concerned. Both cameras have different body design with the Canon SX710 HS being a Compact camera and the Samsung TL240 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting right into a in-depth comparison, here is a brief summary of how the SX710 HS scores vs the TL240 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot SX710 HS and Samsung TL240. The whole galleries are viewable at Canon SX710 HS Gallery and Samsung TL240 Gallery.

For anybody who is aiming to lug around your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Canon SX710 HS comes with outer measurements of 113mm x 66mm x 35mm (4.4" x 2.6" x 1.4") having a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs) while the Samsung TL240 has sizing of 104mm x 58mm x 20mm (4.1" x 2.3" x 0.8") with a weight of 160 grams (0.35 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you select at that time. Following is a front view overall size comparison of the SX710 HS compared to the TL240.

Taking into consideration size and weight, the portability rating of the SX710 HS and TL240 is 89 and 95 respectively.

Often, its difficult to see the contrast in sensor measurements merely by viewing technical specs. The graphic here will help provide you a clearer sense of the sensor measurements in the SX710 HS and TL240.

As you can tell, each of these cameras have the same sensor dimensions but not the same resolution. You should expect to see the Canon SX710 HS to result in more detail with its extra 6MP. Greater resolution can also let you crop photos a bit more aggressively. The more modern SX710 HS will have a benefit with regard to sensor innovation.