Canon SX720 HS vs Olympus 7030

Let's look more closely at the Canon SX720 HS and Olympus 7030, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the latter is a Small Sensor Compact by companies Canon and Olympus. There exists a big gap between the resolutions of the SX720 HS (20.3MP) and 7030 (14MP) but both cameras provide the identical sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The SX720 HS was released 6 years later than the 7030 and that is quite a big gap as far as technology is concerned. Each of the cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before going straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a quick summation of how the SX720 HS scores against the 7030 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Here is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SX720 HS and Olympus Stylus 7030. The complete galleries are provided at Canon SX720 HS Gallery and Olympus 7030 Gallery.

If you are looking to carry your camera often, you will need to consider its weight and volume. The Canon SX720 HS provides outer dimensions of 110mm x 64mm x 36mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.4") with a weight of 270 grams (0.60 lbs) while the Olympus 7030 has sizing of 93mm x 56mm x 26mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 1.0") accompanied by a weight of 140 grams (0.31 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ depending on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view scale comparison of the SX720 HS compared to the 7030.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability score of the SX720 HS and 7030 is 89 and 95 respectively.

Quite often, it is hard to see the gap between sensor sizing simply by reading through specifications. The photograph below will help provide you a more clear sense of the sensor sizes in the SX720 HS and 7030.

Plainly, each of these cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same megapixels. You should expect the Canon SX720 HS to give greater detail as a result of its extra 6.3 Megapixels. Higher resolution can also allow you to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The younger SX720 HS is going to have an advantage in sensor innovation.