Canon SX740 HS vs Sigma SD1

Let's look a little more in depth at the Canon SX740 HS vs Sigma SD1, former being a Small Sensor Superzoom while the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Canon and Sigma. There is a large difference among the image resolutions of the SX740 HS (21MP) and SD1 (15MP) and the SX740 HS (1/2.3") and SD1 (APS-C) provide totally different sensor measurements.

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The SX740 HS was brought out 7 years later than the SD1 and that is a fairly serious difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of these cameras have different body design with the Canon SX740 HS being a Compact camera and the Sigma SD1 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before we go straight to a more detailed comparison, here is a concise summation of how the SX740 HS scores against the SD1 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot SX740 HS & Sigma SD1. The entire galleries are provided at Canon SX740 HS Gallery & Sigma SD1 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera frequently, you are going to need to think about its weight and measurements. The Canon SX740 HS features external measurements of 110mm x 64mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.6") and a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs) and the Sigma SD1 has proportions of 146mm x 113mm x 80mm (5.7" x 4.4" x 3.1") with a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you select at that time. Here is a front view measurement comparison of the SX740 HS versus the SD1.

Looking at size and weight, the portability grade of the SX740 HS and SD1 is 88 and 77 respectively.

Often, its hard to visualise the contrast in sensor measurements just by viewing specs. The graphic below will help give you a much better sense of the sensor sizing in the SX740 HS and SD1.

All in all, both of the cameras have different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The SX740 HS because of its smaller sensor will make achieving shallower depth of field more difficult and the Canon SX740 HS will provide you with greater detail having its extra 6MP. Greater resolution will also make it easier to crop photos a bit more aggressively. The newer SX740 HS is going to have an edge in sensor technology.