Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53 vs. Canon PowerShot SX730 HS

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In depth comparison and review of Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53 and Canon PowerShot SX730 HS. 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.

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Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53 vs. Canon PowerShot SX730 HS Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53 Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Product Type Digital camera - 720p - compact Digital camera - 1080p - compact
Height 5.65 cm 6.38 cm
Width 9.15 cm 11.01 cm
Depth 2.26 cm 3.99 cm
Weight 106 g 276 g
Weight Details Camera only: 106 g Camera only: 276 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 300 g
Enclosure Colour Blue | Black | Red Black | Silver
Digital Zoom 6x 4x
Optical Zoom 5x 40x
SENSOR Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53 Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Sensor Resolution 16.15 Megapixel 20.3 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD CMOS
Total Pixels 16,440,000 pixels 21,100,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 16,150,000 pixels 20,300,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 60 fps
Image Stabiliser Electronic Optical (Intelligent IS with 5-axis Advanced Dynamic Mode)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser - Yes
PROCESSOR Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53 Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Image Processor - DIGIC 6
LENS Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53 Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Type Zoom lens - 5x zoom - 5.1 - 25.5 mm - f/3.9-6.3 Zoom lens - 40x zoom - 4.3 - 172 mm - f/3.3-6.9
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 140mm 24 - 960mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 60 cm 1 cm
Macro Focus Range 5cm 1-50cm
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive Motorised drive
Lens Construction 8 groups / 8 elements 11 groups / 13 elements
Features Built-in lens shield UD glass, built-in lens shield, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53 Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9 9
Auto Focus Features - Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
Face Detection Blink Detection technology, Face Detection AF/AE, face-priority AF function, Smile Capture Face Detection AF/AE/FE/WB, Face Detection Self-timer, Wink Self-timer, Smile Shutter
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53 Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
ISO (Max) 1600 3200
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO auto ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto (80-1600)
Exposure Metering Centre-weighted, spot, Artificial Intelligence AE (AiAE) Evaluative, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, text, museum, party/indoor, night portrait, Children, fireworks, night landscape, panorama assist, panning, sports mode, sunset, beach, glass, ID photo mode, snow, photo frame, leaf, fisheye effect, sketch Portrait mode, slow shutter, self-portrait, fireworks, low light, sports mode, super vivid, poster effect, hi-speed burst, smart shutter, fisheye effect, miniature effect, smooth skin, toy camera effect, soft focus, monochrome, creative shot, handheld night scene
Special Effects - Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid, fisheye, soft focus, monochrome, Lighter Skin Tone, Darker Skin Tone, Vivid Green, vivid blue, Vivid Red, miniature, Positive Film, Toy camera, Posterisation, Super Vivid
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Incandescent, fluorescent, cloudy, daylight, fluorescent light (cool white) Fluorescent, cloudy, tungsten light, daylight, fluorescent light (warm white)
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec 1/3200 sec
Min Shutter Speed 30 sec 15 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
X-sync Speed - 1/2000 sec
DISPLAY Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53 Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Type 2.7" LCD display 3" LCD display
Display Format 230,000 pixels 922,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding
Display Features - Display brightness control
FLASH Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53 Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Camera Flash Built-in flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes Yes
Features - Flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.3 m - 3.9 m: ISO 800 (wide lens)
1.2 m - 2.4 m: ISO 800 (tele lens)
0.5 m - 4 m (wide lens)
2 m (tele lens)
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53 Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Digital Video Format MJPEG, MOV H.264
Image Recording Format JPEG JPEG
Max Video Resolution 1280 x 720 1920 x 1080
Microphone Operation Mode Mono Stereo
MEMORY Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53 Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card 8 GB SDHC 32 GB SDHC
Memory Card Included Yes Yes
Memory Card Max Supported Size 32 GB -
Image Storage JPEG 4608 x 3456
JPEG 4608 x 3072
JPEG 4608 x 2592
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 5184 x 3888
JPEG 5184 x 3456
JPEG 5184 x 2912
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 3648 x 2432
JPEG 3648 x 2048
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 2048 x 1368
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 1920 x 1080
JPEG 640 x 480
JPEG 640 x 424
JPEG 640 x 360
JPEG 3888 x 3888
JPEG 2736 x 2736
JPEG 1536 x 1536
JPEG 480 x 480
Video Capture MJPEG - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
MJPEG - 1280 x 720 p - 15 fps
MJPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
MJPEG - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
H.264 - 640 x 480 p - 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53 Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific Canon NB-13L Lithium Ion
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 700 mAh (included) Canon NB-13L Li-ion rechargeable battery (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 200 shots Photo shooting - 250 shots
Photo shooting - 355 shots (ECO mode)
Video recording - 0.83 hours
Playback - 5 hours
CONNECTIONS Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53 Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Interface Composite video/audio, USB 2.0 HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, NFC (Near Field Communication), Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features - Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view
Print Standard - Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
Computer Connectivity - Mac, Windows
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
Composite video/audio output
USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
FEATURES Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53 Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed - 2.3 frames per second, 4.6 frames per second, 5.9 frames per second
HDR Mode HDR post-processing -
Additional Features Multi-picture burst, in-camera red-eye removal, USB charging, Scene Auto Selector, Eye-Fi Card Ready, Panorama Capture Digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, FE lock, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, i-Contrast (Intelligent Contrast Correction) system, digital tele-converter, USB charging, HS System, Zoom Framing Assist, GPS via mobile, Hybrid Auto
OTHERS Kodak PIXPRO Friendly Zoom FZ53 Canon PowerShot SX730 HS
Included Accessories AC power adaptor, USB cable, wrist strap, carrying bag Battery charger, carrying case, wrist strap
Software Drivers & Utilities -
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C 0 °C
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