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Canon PowerShot SX70 HS vs Canon PowerShot SX740 HS

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Specification Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
General
Brand Canon Canon
Model PowerShot SX70 HS PowerShot SX740 HS
Year 2018 2018
Body
Dimensions 127 x 90.9 x 116.6 mm 110.1 x 63.8 x 39.9 mm
Weight 610 g 299 g
Sensor
Sensor type CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" (~ 6.16 x 4.62 mm) 1/2.3" (~ 6.16 x 4.62 mm)
Sensor resolution 5196 x 3907 5196 x 3907
Crop factor 5.62 5.62
Total megapixels 21.1 21.1
Effective megapixels 20.3 20.3
Image
Max. image resolution 5184 x 3888 5184 x 3888
ISO Auto, 100-3200 Auto, 100-3200
Exposure & Shutter
Min. shutter speed 15 sec 15 sec
Max. shutter speed 1/2000 sec 1/3200 sec
Metering Evaluative, Center-weighted, Spot Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
Exposure compensation ±3 EV (in 1/3 EV steps) ±3 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
Aperture priority Yes Yes
Shutter priority Yes Yes
White balance presets 6.0 5.0
Video
Max. video mode 3840x2160 (30p/25p) 3840x2160 (30p/25p)
Display & Viewfinder
Screen size 3" 3"
Screen resolution 921,600 dots 921,600 dots
Viewfinder Electronic —
Storage & Connectivity
Storage types SD/SDHC/SDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
Power
Battery LP-E12 Li-ion Battery NB-13L lithium-ion battery
Lens & Focus
Max aperture f3.4 - f6.5 f3.3 - f6.9
Max. aperture (35mm equiv.) f19.1 - f36.5 f18.5 - f38.8
Focal length (35mm equiv.) 21 - 1365 mm 24 - 960 mm
Optical zoom 65x 40x
Digital zoom Yes Yes
Normal focus range — 5 cm
Macro focus range — 1 cm