Canon SX720 HS vs Olympus SH-50

Below is a in depth review of the Canon SX720 HS versus Olympus SH-50, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by manufacturers Canon and Olympus. There exists a sizable gap among the resolutions of the SX720 HS (20.3MP) and SH-50 (16MP) but they feature the same exact sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The SX720 HS was released 3 years later than the SH-50 and that is a fairly significant difference as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras offer the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving in to a in depth comparison, below is a simple synopsis of how the SX720 HS scores vs the SH-50 with respect to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot SX720 HS & Olympus SH-50. The complete galleries are available at Canon SX720 HS Gallery & Olympus SH-50 Gallery.

For those who are intending to lug around your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and volume. The Canon SX720 HS offers external measurements of 110mm x 64mm x 36mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.4") accompanied by a weight of 270 grams (0.60 lbs) whilst the Olympus SH-50 has sizing of 112mm x 63mm x 42mm (4.4" x 2.5" x 1.7") having a weight of 269 grams (0.59 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will change depending on the lens you have attached at that time. Underneath is the front view dimension comparison of the SX720 HS compared to the SH-50.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX720 HS and SH-50 is 89 and 88 respectively.

Sometimes, it is very tough to envision the gap in sensor measurements only by viewing specs. The visual here will help provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizing in the SX720 HS and SH-50.

As you can plainly see, the 2 cameras enjoy the same exact sensor sizing but not the same resolution. You can expect to see the Canon SX720 HS to result in more detail as a result of its extra 4.3MP. Greater resolution will also let you crop pics far more aggressively. The younger SX720 HS will have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.