Canon PowerShot SX740 HS vs. Sony ZV-1F

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Canon PowerShot SX740 HS and Sony ZV-1F. Compare design, sensors, proximity features, memory capacities and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right camera for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the digital camera that will best fit your needs.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Canon PowerShot SX740 HS vs. Sony ZV-1F Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Sony ZV-1F
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact with Live View mode
Lens Included - ZEISS
Height 6.38 cm 6 cm
Width 11.01 cm 10.55 cm
Depth 3.99 cm 4.64 cm
Weight 275 g 229 g
Weight Details Camera only: 275 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 299 g
Camera only: 229 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 256 g
Body Material - Plastic, aluminium
Enclosure Colour Silver | Black Black
Digital Zoom 4x 8x
Optical Zoom 40x -
SENSOR Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Sony ZV-1F
Sensor Resolution 20.3 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS Exmor RS CMOS
Total Pixels 21,100,000 pixels 21,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 20,300,000 pixels 20,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1.0"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (Intelligent IS with Dual Sensing IS plus 5-axis Advanced Dynamic IS) Optical (Steady Shot)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
PROCESSOR Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Sony ZV-1F
Image Processor DIGIC 8 BIONZ X
LENS Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Sony ZV-1F
Type Zoom lens - 40x zoom - 4.3 - 172 mm - f/3.3-6.9 ZEISS 7.6 f/2.0 Tessar T*
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 24 - 960mm 20mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 1 cm 5 cm
Macro Focus Range 1-50cm -
Max View Angle - 94 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive -
Lens Construction 11 groups / 13 elements 6 groups / 6 elements
Filter Size - 40.5 mm
Features UD glass, built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, HI-UD (High Index - Ultra Low Dispersion) glass -
FOCUSING Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Sony ZV-1F
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 425
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Touch AF, Animal detection AF
Face Detection Face-priority AF function Face Detection AF/AE
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Sony ZV-1F
ISO (Max) 3200 12800
Native ISO - 125-6400
Extended ISO (Max) - 12800
Extended ISO (Min) - 80
Light Sensitivity ISO 100-3200, ISO auto (100-3200) ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 80, ISO 500, ISO 250, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 1000, ISO 1250, ISO 2000, ISO 2500, ISO 4000, ISO 5000, ISO 12800, ISO 10000, ISO 8000, ISO auto (125-6400)
Exposure Metering Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight-weighted
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes - Dynamic Range Bracketing
Special Effects Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, Food, Standard Saturation, Contrast compensation, Soft Skin, Sharpen, Creative Look presets
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (white) Incandescent, cloudy, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type - Electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/3200 sec 1/32000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 15 sec 1/4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Exposure Range - EV 0-24 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Sony ZV-1F
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 922,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Folding Folding (176°) / rotating (270°)
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology
FLASH Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Sony ZV-1F
Camera Flash Pop-up flash -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation -
Effective Flash Range 0.5 m - 5 m (wide lens)
2 m - 2.5 m (tele lens)
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VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Sony ZV-1F
Digital Video Format H.264 H.264, XAVC S, MPEG-4 AVC
Image Recording Format JPEG JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format AAC Linear PCM, AAC LC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, 3-mic system
MEMORY Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Sony ZV-1F
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card Memory Stick Duo, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick Micro Mark2, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card 32 GB SDHC -
Memory Card Included Yes No
Memory Card Max Supported Size - 128 GB
Image Storage JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 2432 x 1368
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 2432 x 1616
JPEG 5184 x 3888
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 2432 x 1824
JPEG 3888 x 3888
JPEG 2736 x 2736
JPEG 1824 x 1824
JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 3888 x 2592
JPEG 2736 x 1824
JPEG 4864 x 3648
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 5472 x 3080
JPEG 3648 x 2056
JPEG 2720 x 1528
JPEG 3648 x 3648
JPEG 2544 x 2544
JPEG 1920 x 1920
Video Capture H.264 - 3840 x 2160 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 59.94 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 29.97 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 59.94 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
XAVC S HD - 1280 x 720 - 9Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Sony ZV-1F
Battery Type Canon NB-13L Lithium Ion Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion
Details Canon NB-13L Li-ion rechargeable battery (included) Sony NP-BX1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1240 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 265 shots
Photo shooting - 370 shots (ECO mode)
Video recording - 1 hour
Playback - 5 hours
Photo shooting - 360 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 540 shots (LCD Monitor off)
Video recording - 60 minutes
CONNECTIONS Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Sony ZV-1F
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view, Wireless Image Transfer Remote control via mobile devices, Wireless Image Transfer, Live streaming
Print Standard Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Computer Connectivity Mac, Windows -
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Sony ZV-1F
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 4 frames per second, 10 frames per second, 7.4 frames per second 3.5 frames per second, 16 frames per second
Additional Features Digital image rotation, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, digital tele-converter, USB charging, HS System, Zoom Framing Assist, Smart AUTO, Time-Lapse recording, primary colour filter, GPS via mobile, Hybrid Auto, tilt adjustment Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, takes photos while film recording, USB charging, built-in help guide, High ISO NR, S-Log2 gamma setting, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting, Background Defocus function, D-range correction, webcam function, REC Led, Shot Mark, proxy recording
OTHERS Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Sony ZV-1F
Included Accessories Battery charger, carrying case, wrist strap Lens cap, wind screen, USB-C cable, wind screen adapter
Software - Imaging Edge Mobile Plus
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
Service & Support Limited warranty - 2 years -
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