Rating 4.1 35 reviews

The pocket-sized Canon Powershot SX740 HS is perfect for travellers, or anyone on the move, thanks to its compact, portable design and ability to capture truly great stills and video.


Perfectly portable

The Canon Powershot SX740 HS is not at all big or heavy. Just 110.1 mm high, 63.8 mm wide and 39.9 mm deep…and a tick under 300 grams including battery and memory card. Now that is portable!


Big on performance

Small in nature but big in the quality it delivers, this compact camera is all you need thanks to 40x optical zoom, superfast DIGIC processing and 4K resolution. Capture everything in 20.3MP detail without carrying a heavy and cumbersome camera to do it.


Point and shoot

Getting great shots is made easy with that DIGIC 8 processor. Think of it as your photographic adviser as it manages camera settings, including Zoom Framing Assist and Hybrid Auto, so you can achieve spectacular results even when you just point and shoot.


You won't miss a thing

All that quality is nothing if you don't capture the moment. Fortunately, the Canon Powershot SX740 HS has supremely responsive shutter release and 10 fps continuous shooting.


Super selfies

Leave the phone in your pocket and grab the perfect selfie with the snappy Self Portrait mode and a flip up LCD screen.


Easy to share

It's easy to take great photos, and just as easy to share them with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi connectivity and auto transfer. This makes it a piece of cake to share and back-up photos to compatible smart devices or your home PC.

Manufacturer: Canon
price $669.37 - $1,144.00
johnlewis.com
7 years ago

Good but expected more

I like this camera but I don't love it yet. I used it on holiday recently and whilst the photos were good, they were about the same as the ones I took on my phone. I had a Canon about 10 years ago, which had lots of great settings and features that this one doesn't so I was a bit disappointed.
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fortressofsolitude.co.za
7 years ago

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.
Pros:
  • Very compact
  • Great features
  • Easy pick-up-and-click
  • Great zoom detail
Cons:
  • Smaller sensor (not ideal for low light
  • No Raw image format
  • No touchscreen
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Camera Labs
7 years ago

Canon SX740 HS review

The Canon PowerShot SX740 HS is an update to the SX730 HS from 2017. As upgrades go, it's on the conservative side, with Canon's newer DIGIC 8 processor now providing 4k video and 10fps continuous shooting, but everything else remaining pretty much the same as before.
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very.co.uk
7 years ago

Excellent camera

This has to be the best 4k super zoom camera on the market today.
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B&H Photo
7 years ago

Point & Shoot Excellence

I get a lot of use out of these little Canon Powershots because they do everything I need a camera for and didn't need to pay a fortune for a bunch of camera equipment that does the same thing.
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Crutchfield
7 years ago

Canon PowerShot SX740 HS

Hard to beat this camera at this price point. Zoom is hands down the best at this price. Wireless image transfer is a nice feature, as well as the 4K video. My wife uses the camera mainly for wildlife pictures and she's happy with it
Pros:
  • Zoom
  • 4K video
  • screen
Cons:
  • Exposure has a completely different feel than older model
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Camera Jabber
7 years ago

Canon Powershot SX740HS Black SX740HS review

The Canon PowerShot SX740 HS is almost identical to its predecessor the SX730 HS. However, an upgrade to the processing engine gives the new camera a faster continuous shooting rate and UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) video capability at 29.97/25fps.
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ePHOTOzine
7 years ago

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.
Pros:
  • 40x optical zoom lens
  • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth built-in
  • Good handling and metal body
  • 4K video recording added
  • 1cm macro focus
Cons:
  • Noise and noise processing removes detail
  • No panoramic shooting mode
  • Images soft (often
  • Lacks raw
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Stuff.tv
7 years ago

Canon PowerShot SX740 review review

Pros:
  • 40x optical zoom
  • Good image quality in good light
  • Easy to use
  • Well priced
Cons:
  • No touchscreen
  • Raw shooting not supported
  • Smaller sensor means iffy low-light performance
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Stuff.tv
7 years ago

Canon Powershot SX740HS Black SX740HS review

An affordable, solidly-featured travel cam that goes big on the zoom, but small on the extras
Pros:
  • 40x optical zoom
  • Good image quality in good light
  • Easy to use
  • Well priced
Cons:
  • No touchscreen
  • Raw shooting not supported
  • Smaller sensor means iffy low-light performance
Read more on Stuff.tv
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