Canon SX740 HS vs Panasonic FZ70

Its time to look a bit more closely at the Canon SX740 HS versus Panasonic FZ70, both Small Sensor Superzoom digital cameras by competitors Canon and Panasonic. There is a substantial difference between the sensor resolutions of the SX740 HS (21MP) and FZ70 (16MP) but they feature the exact same sensor sizes (1/2.3").

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The SX740 HS was launched 5 years later than the FZ70 and that is quite a big difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon SX740 HS being a Compact camera and the Panasonic FZ70 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before diving in to a in-depth comparison, below is a concise view of how the SX740 HS matches up vs the FZ70 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

The following is a preview of the gallery images for Canon PowerShot SX740 HS & Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ70. The complete galleries are provided at Canon SX740 HS Gallery & Panasonic FZ70 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera, you will need to think about its weight and measurements. The Canon SX740 HS provides external measurements of 110mm x 64mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.6") with a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs) whilst the Panasonic FZ70 has proportions of 130mm x 97mm x 118mm (5.1" x 3.8" x 4.6") and a weight of 606 grams (1.34 lbs).

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Bear in mind, the weight of an ILC will differ dependant on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view scale comparison of the SX740 HS versus the FZ70.

Considering size and weight, the portability grade of the SX740 HS and FZ70 is 88 and 63 respectively.

Often, its hard to see the difference between sensor measurements only by checking specs. The graphic below may offer you a greater sense of the sensor sizing in the SX740 HS and FZ70.

As you can plainly see, both of those cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same megapixels. You can expect the Canon SX740 HS to give extra detail utilizing its extra 5MP. Higher resolution will also allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The younger SX740 HS will have an edge when it comes to sensor technology.