Compare Canon PowerShot SX420 IS vs Canon PowerShot SX740 HS vs Canon PowerShot G3 X
Connectivity
Ports
USB 2.0
HDMI + Remote Control + USB 2.0
HDMI + Headphone + Microphone + Remote Control + USB 2.0
Wireless Connectivity
802.11b/g/n with NFC
802.11b/g/n + NFC + Bluetooth
802.11b/g/n with NFC
Construction
Form Factor
Compact camera with zoom lens
Compact camera with zoom lens
Compact camera with zoom lens
Image Size
1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)
1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)
1″ (13.2 x 8.8 mm)
Microphone
Mono
Stereo
Stereo
Sensor | Resolution
20 MP (5152 x 3864)
21 MP (5184 x 3888)
20 MP (5472 x 3648)
Sensor | Type
CCD
BSI-CMOS
BSI-CMOS
Speakers
Mono
Mono
Mono
Dimensions
Size | Depth
85 mm / 3.35 in
40 mm / 1.57 in
105 mm / 4.13 in
Size | Height
69 mm / 2.72 in
64 mm / 2.52 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Width
104 mm / 4.09 in
110 mm / 4.33 in
123 mm / 4.84 in
Weight
325 g / 11.48 oz
299 g / 10.57 oz
733 g / 25.90 oz
Display
Display Diagonal
3 inch
3 inch
3.2 inch
Display Type
Fixed TFT LCD
Tilting TFT LCD
Tilting TFT LCD
Resolution
230,000 dots
922,000 dots
1,620,000 dots
Viewfinder | Type
None
None
Electronic (optional)
Function
Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 2.5° Diagonal | 2.0° Horizontal | 1.4° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 2.6° Diagonal | 2.1° Horizontal | 1.4° Vertical (tele)
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/3.5 (wide) ~ f/6.6 (tele)
f/3.3 (wide) ~ f/6.9 (tele)
f/2.8 (wide) ~ f/5.6 (tele)
Autofocus
31 focus points
Crop Factor
5.6
5.6
2.7
Exposure Compensation
±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
±3
Exposure Mode
Auto
Auto / Aperture Priority / Shutter Priority / Manual
Auto / Aperture Priority / Shutter Priority / Manual
Flash
Built-in
Built-in
Built-in
Focal Length
4.3 mm ~ 180.0 mm
4.3 mm ~ 171.4 mm
8.9 mm ~ 222.2 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24 mm ~ 1008 mm
24 mm ~ 960 mm
24 mm ~ 600 mm
GPS
No
No
No
ISO Range
100 ~ 1600
100 ~ 3200
125 ~ 12800 (expands to 25600
Image Stabilization
Optical
Optical
Optical
Intervalometer
No
Yes
Yes
Processor
DIGIC 4+
Digic 8
DIGIC 6
Touch Screen
No
No
Yes
Video Codecs
MPEG-4, H.264
MPEG-4, H.264
MPEG-4, H.264
Video Recording
1280 x 720 (25p), 640 x 480 (30p)
1920 x 1080 (60p), 1280 x 720 (30p), 640 x 480 (30p)
Weather Resistance
No
No
Yes
Zoom
42x optical zoom, Digital zoom available
40x optical zoom, Digital zoom available
25x optical zoom, Digital zoom available
Performance
Battery Life
195 shots
265 shots
300 shots
Flash Range
5.00 m
5.00 m
6.80 m
Max Burst Rate
0.5 fps
10.0 fps
5.9 fps
Min Focus Distance
0 mm / 0.00 in
10 mm / 0.39 in
50 mm / 1.97 in
Storage
SD/SDHC/SDXC
SD/SDHC/SDXC card (UHS-I compatible)
SD/SDHC/SDXC (UHS-I compatible)
Production
Battery
NB-11LH
NB-13L lithium-ion battery & charger
NB-10L lithium-ion battery & charger
Debut
2016-01-05
2018-07-31
2015-06-18
Reviews
Neofiliac score
38%
47%
51%
Pros
- Very light
- Very useful 42x super zoom
- Good 10.0 fps burst rate
- Very light
- Supports both WiFi and Bluetooth
- Very useful 40x super zoom
- Weather-sealed
- Very useful 25x super zoom
Cons
- Menu not touch-enabled
- Tiny 1/2.3-inch sensor
- Poor battery life
- Very low 0.5 fps burst rate
- Low 20 MP resolution
- Lacks weather sealing
- Menu not touch-enabled
- Tiny 1/2.3-inch sensor
- Poor battery life
- Lacks weather sealing
- Poor battery life
- 125 base ISO
- Low 5.9 fps burst rate
- Low 20 MP resolution
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