Canon SX730 HS vs Canon XC10

Its time to look a little more closely at the Canon SX730 HS vs Canon XC10, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Compact and both are manufactured by Canon. There is a sizable difference between the sensor resolutions of the SX730 HS (20.3MP) and XC10 (12MP) and the SX730 HS (1/2.3") and XC10 (1") boast totally different sensor sizing.

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The SX730 HS was manufactured 2 years after the XC10 which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of these cameras feature different body design with the Canon SX730 HS being a Compact camera and the Canon XC10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before delving into a in-depth comparison, here is a concise overview of how the SX730 HS matches up against the XC10 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot SX730 HS & Canon XC10. The entire galleries are provided at Canon SX730 HS Gallery & Canon XC10 Gallery.

For anybody who is going to travel with your camera regularly, you should factor in its weight and proportions. The Canon SX730 HS offers external dimensions of 110mm x 64mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.6") having a weight of 300 grams (0.66 lbs) whilst the Canon XC10 has measurements of 125mm x 102mm x 122mm (4.9" x 4.0" x 4.8") accompanied by a weight of 1040 grams (2.29 lbs).

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Do not forget, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising at that time. Here is a front view scale comparison of the SX730 HS versus the XC10.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability score of the SX730 HS and XC10 is 88 and 54 respectively.

In many cases, its difficult to see the contrast between sensor dimensions just by looking at a spec sheet. The picture here will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the SX730 HS and XC10.

As you can see, both the cameras feature different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The SX730 HS due to its tinier sensor will make getting bokeh trickier and the Canon SX730 HS will give extra detail due to its extra 8.3 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images way more aggressively. The more modern SX730 HS is going to have a benefit in sensor tech.