Canon SX720 HS vs Olympus TG-830 iHS

Its time to take a more detailed look at the Canon SX720 HS vs Olympus TG-830 iHS, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Waterproof by companies Canon and Olympus. There exists a substantial gap among the sensor resolutions of the SX720 HS (20.3MP) and TG-830 iHS (16MP) but both cameras offer the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The SX720 HS was manufactured 3 years later than the TG-830 iHS and that is a fairly big difference as far as camera technology is concerned. The two cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before getting straight to a in depth comparison, here is a brief summation of how the SX720 HS scores vs the TG-830 iHS in the way of portability, imaging, features and an overall rating.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot SX720 HS & Olympus TG-830 iHS. The entire galleries are available at Canon SX720 HS Gallery & Olympus TG-830 iHS Gallery.

In case you're looking to carry your camera regularly, you have to factor its weight and volume. The Canon SX720 HS provides physical dimensions of 110mm x 64mm x 36mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.4") with a weight of 270 grams (0.60 lbs) whilst the Olympus TG-830 iHS has sizing of 109mm x 67mm x 28mm (4.3" x 2.6" x 1.1") with a weight of 214 grams (0.47 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you have at the time. Below is a front view physical size comparison of the SX720 HS against the TG-830 iHS.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX720 HS and TG-830 iHS is 89 and 91 respectively.

Typically, it is very difficult to visualise the difference in sensor sizing merely by seeing specs. The graphic below should provide you a more clear sense of the sensor dimensions in the SX720 HS and TG-830 iHS.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same MP. You can count on the Canon SX720 HS to provide extra detail due to its extra 4.3MP. Higher resolution will also make it easier to crop pictures a good deal more aggressively. The fresher SX720 HS will have a benefit with regard to sensor technology.