Canon SX220 HS vs Nikon S9700

Below, we are matching up the Canon SX220 HS versus Nikon S9700, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by companies Canon and Nikon. There exists a significant gap among the resolutions of the SX220 HS (12MP) and S9700 (16MP) but they feature the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SX220 HS was announced 4 years before the S9700 and that is a fairly sizable gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before diving straight into a complete comparison, below is a brief summary of how the SX220 HS scores vs the S9700 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Here is a sample of the gallery pictures for Canon SX220 HS and Nikon Coolpix S9700. The whole galleries are available at Canon SX220 HS Gallery and Nikon S9700 Gallery.

In case you're intending to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to factor its weight and dimensions. The Canon SX220 HS comes with external dimensions of 106mm x 59mm x 33mm (4.2" x 2.3" x 1.3") accompanied by a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs) whilst the Nikon S9700 has dimensions of 110mm x 64mm x 35mm (4.3" x 2.5" x 1.4") with a weight of 232 grams (0.51 lbs).

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Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you use at that time. Below is the front view dimensions comparison of the SX220 HS vs the S9700.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SX220 HS and S9700 is 96 and 90 respectively.

Sometimes, its hard to visualize the difference in sensor measurements only by going through specs. The photograph here may give you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SX220 HS and S9700.

As you can plainly see, the two cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements but different megapixels. You should anticipate the Nikon S9700 to show greater detail with its extra 4MP. Greater resolution will also allow you to crop pics somewhat more aggressively. The older SX220 HS will be disadvantaged in sensor tech.