Canon SX720 HS vs Casio EX-10

The following is a in depth overview of the Canon SX720 HS vs Casio EX-10, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Canon and Casio. There is a considerable difference among the sensor resolutions of the SX720 HS (20.3MP) and EX-10 (12MP) and the SX720 HS (1/2.3") and EX-10 (1/1.7") enjoy totally different sensor measurements.

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The SX720 HS was brought out 2 years after the EX-10 which is a fairly large difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before delving straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief summation of how the SX720 HS scores vs the EX-10 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot SX720 HS & Casio Exilim EX-10. The entire galleries are provided at Canon SX720 HS Gallery & Casio EX-10 Gallery.

When you are intending to travel with your camera often, you're going to have to consider its weight and volume. The Canon SX720 HS provides external dimensions of 110mm x 64mm x 36mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.4") along with a weight of 270 grams (0.60 lbs) while the Casio EX-10 has sizing of 120mm x 68mm x 49mm (4.7" x 2.7" x 1.9") with a weight of 384 grams (0.85 lbs).

See the Canon SX720 HS vs Casio EX-10 in our newest Camera & Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Remember that, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are working with at the time. Following is the front view proportions comparison of the SX720 HS against the EX-10.

Considering size and weight, the portability score of the SX720 HS and EX-10 is 89 and 83 respectively.

Usually, it is very hard to see the gap in sensor dimensions just by going through specs. The pic here will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the SX720 HS and EX-10.

As you can plainly see, both of the cameras have got different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The SX720 HS due to its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower DOF tougher and the Canon SX720 HS will provide more detail having its extra 8.3 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also make it easier to crop images much more aggressively. The fresher SX720 HS will have an advantage with regard to sensor tech.