Canon SX740 HS vs Canon XC10

Let's look a little more closely at the Canon SX740 HS and Canon XC10, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Large Sensor Compact and both are designed by Canon. There is a sizable difference between the resolutions of the SX740 HS (21MP) and XC10 (12MP) and the SX740 HS (1/2.3") and XC10 (1") have different sensor sizes.

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The SX740 HS was unveiled 3 years after the XC10 which is quite a significant difference as far as tech is concerned. Both of the cameras have different body design with the Canon SX740 HS being a Compact camera and the Canon XC10 being a Large Sensor Compact camera.

Before we go into a detailed comparison, here is a brief view of how the SX740 HS scores versus the XC10 with regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

The following is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon PowerShot SX740 HS & Canon XC10. The full galleries are viewable at Canon SX740 HS Gallery & Canon XC10 Gallery.

If you're planning to travel with your camera regularly, you should take into account its weight and measurements. The Canon SX740 HS offers outside dimensions of 110mm x 64mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.6") and a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs) while the Canon XC10 has proportions of 125mm x 102mm x 122mm (4.9" x 4.0" x 4.8") along with a weight of 1040 grams (2.29 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you are working with during that time. Following is a front view measurement comparison of the SX740 HS against the XC10.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability grade of the SX740 HS and XC10 is 88 and 54 respectively.

Oftentimes, its tough to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions simply by looking at a spec sheet. The picture below will help give you a clearer sense of the sensor sizes in the SX740 HS and XC10.

As you can see, the two cameras have different megapixels and different sensor dimensions. The SX740 HS having a tinier sensor is going to make getting shallow DOF tougher and the Canon SX740 HS will give you more detail having an extra 9 Megapixels. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop pics a bit more aggressively. The fresher SX740 HS provides an advantage with regard to sensor technology.