Canon PowerShot SX740 HS

Canon PowerShot SX740 HS review

The SX740 HS makes some positive steps forward from the SX730 HS, and is capable of producing nice images and good-looking videos. It's a sound option for those who just want the camera to do all the work, although the absence of a viewfinder, touchscreen and raw shooting mode means it can't be said to offer especially good value for money compared to rivals.

Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Review – Powerful and Portable

In recent years, many CPC units have come in for some stick when compared to the capabilities of DSL cameras, as well as the closing gap between smartphone cameras. That said, it isn't as if compact cameras haven't also made some gains as well, and the Canon PowerShot SX740 HS is one of those units.

Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Review: Versatile Pocket Shooter

The compact mega-zoom Canon SX740 HS (24-960mm) offers a good balance of simplicity and ease of use, along with multiple exposure controls and an extremely versatile zoom lens that will help expand your picture-taking capabilities.

Canon PowerShot SX740 HS

Canon have updated their new superzoom travel compact camera for 2018/19, the PowerShot SX740 HS, by adding UHD 4K video recording and faster 7.4fps burst shooting, thanks to the inclusion of the latest Digic 8 processor.

Canon PowerShot SX740 HS

Canon's latest travel zoom compact camera offers a 40x optical zoom in a body that'll snugly fit in your pocket. In 35mm terms, that's 24-960mm, giving you a huge amount of flexibility when it comes to snapping distant subjects.

Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Review

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An affordable, solidly-featured travel cam that goes big on the zoom, but small on the extras

Canon PowerShot SX740 review

If you’re looking for an easy-to-use, pocket-sized travel compact and your main consideration is the zoom ratio, then the Canon SX740 is a great choice. It’s also not too damaging on the old bank balance, coming in at around £350. By contrast, the other compact cameras, like the Panasonic Lumix TZ200 or the Sony RX100 VI, which tend to be marketed towards travel and family type users, are much more expensive and have a much more restricted zoom (but have a larger sensor, raw format shooting, touchscreens and so on). It’s clear that the SX740 represents a compromise – as pretty much all compact cameras do these days. Whether it’s the one you want is largely down to personal preference, but it’s certainly worth thinking about packing it in your suitcase.

Canon PowerShot SX740 review review

Canon Powershot SX740 HS Review

The Canon Powershot SX740 HS updates the SX730 HS , and adds 4K video recording, as well as offering faster continuous shooting. The sensor remains a 20.1mp BSI CMOS sensor, and there's an impressively long 40x optical zoom lens, with improved image stabilisation.