Canon SX740 HS vs Sigma SD10

Let's look a little more in depth at the Canon SX740 HS and Sigma SD10, one being a Small Sensor Superzoom and the other is a Advanced DSLR by brands Canon and Sigma. There exists a crucial gap among the sensor resolutions of the SX740 HS (21MP) and SD10 (3MP) and the SX740 HS (1/2.3") and SD10 (APS-C) use totally different sensor measurements.

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The SX740 HS was manufactured 14 years later than the SD10 and that is a fairly serious gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon SX740 HS being a Compact camera and the Sigma SD10 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before delving through a in-depth comparison, below is a quick introduction of how the SX740 HS scores vs the SD10 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a sample of the gallery pics for Canon PowerShot SX740 HS and Sigma SD10. The entire galleries are available at Canon SX740 HS Gallery and Sigma SD10 Gallery.

For those who are planning to lug around your camera, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Canon SX740 HS offers physical dimensions 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 SD10 has sizing of 152mm x 120mm x 79mm (6.0" x 4.7" x 3.1") having a weight of 950 grams (2.09 lbs).

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Keep in mind, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have attached at that moment. The following is the front view overall size comparison of the SX740 HS versus the SD10.

Using dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX740 HS and SD10 is 88 and 54 respectively.

Typically, it is very tough to see the contrast in sensor measurements simply by viewing a spec sheet. The visual here should give you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the SX740 HS and SD10.

As you can see, both cameras have got different resolutions and different sensor measurements. The SX740 HS featuring a smaller sensor will make achieving shallow depth of field tougher and the Canon SX740 HS will provide you with extra detail due to its extra 18 Megapixels. Greater resolution can also enable you to crop images much more aggressively. The more modern SX740 HS will have an advantage when it comes to sensor innovation.