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New Canon SX710 HS. More Megapixels....

Started Jan 5, 2015 | Discussions thread
Steen Bay Veteran Member • Posts: 7,418
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BarnET wrote:

Steen Bay wrote:

BarnET wrote:

G-D wrote:

Lisetta1 wrote:

More megapixels. Same sensor. Same boring old Canon.

Eh, how can it be the same sensor when it has 4 extra megapixels, 20 iso. 16? Don't get your point.

We haven't seen even one single sample or review of these cams but already they're being written off as rubbish. I don't understand that attitude.

Easy.

The sensor is 20mp bsi cmos at 1/2.3 inch

We all know that sensor. It's made by Sony and it used in most of their compacts and xperia phones. Then Canon seems to do their best to make the slowest aperture lenses in it's class.

This sensor has very small pixels so it needs a lot of light. in a xperia phone with a F2.2 primes lens. no worries. On a compact camera from brand that people expect more off the lens only goes to f7 at the long end. That means the Compact is a LOT worse then a Sony smartphone.

SX710 is f/3.2 at the wide end, and I'm pretty sure it's better at the long end than a Sony smartphone using 30x digital zoom. Agree though that 20mp probably is a bit over the top.

I am sure the panasonic with it's faster lens and lower MP sensor will be better then the Canon at the long end.

ZS50 is f/3.3-6.4 and SX710 is f/3.2-6.9, so pretty much the same.

Then it has a viewfinder and a tiltscreen

Yes, that gives ZS50 an advantage (at least IMO. Much prefer cameras with an EVF).

So apples to apples the Canon makes no sense.

And Apples to oranges the Phone is better at the wide-end.

Maybe. Depends on the quality of the lens (and processing, etc.)

Panasonic decided to decrease the mp count to 12 in their top of the line ZS/TZ. I think all enthusiasts agree that less in this case equals more.

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