Canon SX740 HS vs Sigma SD15

Its time to look a bit more in depth at the Canon SX740 HS vs Sigma SD15, former is a Small Sensor Superzoom while the latter is a Advanced DSLR by competitors Canon and Sigma. There is a substantial difference among the resolutions of the SX740 HS (21MP) and SD15 (5MP) and the SX740 HS (1/2.3") and SD15 (APS-C) use totally different sensor dimensions.

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The SX740 HS was introduced 8 years after the SD15 which is a fairly big difference as far as camera tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Canon SX740 HS being a Compact camera and the Sigma SD15 being a Mid-size SLR camera.

Before going straight into a detailed comparison, below is a simple introduction of how the SX740 HS scores versus the SD15 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot SX740 HS & Sigma SD15. The whole galleries are provided at Canon SX740 HS Gallery & Sigma SD15 Gallery.

For those who are aiming to travel with your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Canon SX740 HS provides physical dimensions of 110mm x 64mm x 40mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.6") with a weight of 299 grams (0.66 lbs) while the Sigma SD15 has dimensions of 144mm x 107mm x 81mm (5.7" x 4.2" x 3.2") along with a weight of 750 grams (1.65 lbs).

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Remember, the weight of an ILC will differ based on the lens you are utilising at the time. Here is the front view measurement comparison of the SX740 HS versus the SD15.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability rating of the SX740 HS and SD15 is 88 and 59 respectively.

Often, it's hard to visualise the contrast in sensor dimensions only by looking through a spec sheet. The pic here will offer you a far better sense of the sensor dimensions in the SX740 HS and SD15.

As you can see, the 2 cameras posses different resolutions and different sensor dimensions. The SX740 HS having a smaller sensor will make shooting bokeh trickier and the Canon SX740 HS will result in more detail using its extra 16MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The fresher SX740 HS will have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.