# Canon PowerShot SX740 HS

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/canon-powershot-sx740-hs
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/point-and-shoot-cameras
- Placement: #10 of 15 in Point-and-Shoot Cameras, D tier
- Brand: Canon
- LP on this board: 291
- Last researched: 2026-08-21T06:32:49.461Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

No positive coverage and considered outdated relative to current options.

## For

- 40× optical zoom
- Solid battery life
- Decent image quality for price
- 30-x zoom lens for versatile shooting
- Compact and lightweight design

## Against

- Outdated compared to newer models
- Poor low-light performance
- Slow autofocus

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 2 of 6 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 21 cited sources across 18 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| View Verse | View Verse | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN5KShhaVi4 | fetched and confirmed |
| Value Vault | Value Vault | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4W9fpfQVgA | fetched and confirmed |
| BudgetBuys | BudgetBuys | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYHB5mY1zeo | fetched and confirmed |
| Lupita | Lupita | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5JuHNNNEoY | fetched and confirmed |
| GadgetsFind | GadgetsFind | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCXjav68i1A | fetched and confirmed |
| Tech doc | Tech doc | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnVjL2KVeXo | fetched and confirmed |
| BezReviews | BezReviews | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFgOz0rLk1M | fetched and confirmed |
| Worth Doing Poorly | Worth Doing Poorly | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6GW-BfygmY | fetched and confirmed |
| Digital Camera World | digitalcameraworld.com | C | https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/buying-guides/best-point-and-shoot-cameras | fetched and confirmed |
| Camera Decision | cameradecision.com | D | https://cameradecision.com/review/Canon-PowerShot-SX740-HS | fetched and confirmed |
| 108 Data compared | frontum.co.uk | F | https://frontum.co.uk/cameras/canon-powershot-sx740-hs | fetched and confirmed |
| Norwich Cameras | norwich-cameras.co.uk | C | https://norwich-cameras.co.uk/blogs/news/is-the-canon-sx740-the-best-canon-compact-camera-for-photography | fetched and confirmed |
| Thenewcamera | thenewcamera.com | B | https://thenewcamera.com/category/firmware-update/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Switchback Travel | Chris Carter | C | https://www.switchbacktravel.com/hiking/best-cameras | fetched and confirmed |
| Independent Travel Cats | independenttravelcats.com | D | https://independenttravelcats.com/best-compact-camera-travel-point-and-shoot-cameras/ | fetched and confirmed |
| TikTok | tiktok.com | B | https://www.tiktok.com/discover/how-to-tell-if-im-shooting-raw-canon-sx740 | fetched and confirmed |
| Digital Camera World | digitalcameraworld.com | B | https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/compact-cameras/this-compact-camera-has-been-popular-for-7-years-now-its-updated-version-tops-japans-charts-with-just-one-minor-change-from-the-original | fetched and confirmed |
| Lens & Shutter | Andrew | B | https://lensandshutter.com/reviews/canon-powershot-sx740-hs-reviews/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Digital Camera World | digitalcameraworld.com | B | https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/compact-cameras/canons-powershot-sx740-hs-lite-is-a-great-compact-camera-if-you-can-actually-find-one | fetched and confirmed |
| rphy samstill | rphy samstill | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCaDGCWRP7s | fetched and confirmed |
| Digital Camera World | digitalcameraworld.com | B | https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/compact-cameras/why-this-7-year-old-compact-camera-still-outsells-newer-rivals-yes-were-talking-about-the-canon-powershot-sx740-hs | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 5 | Sony Cyber-Shot RX100 VII | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/sony-cyber-shot-rx100-vii |
| 6 | Sony ZV-1 II | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/sony-zv-1-ii |
| 7 | Sony RX100 V | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/sony-rx100-v |
| 8 | Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark III | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/canon-powershot-g7x-mark-iii |
| 9 | Sony RX100 IV | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/sony-rx100-iv |
| 11 | Sony RX100 III | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/sony-rx100-iii |
| 12 | OM System Tough TG-7 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/om-system-tough-tg-7 |
| 13 | Kodak FZ55 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/kodak-fz55 |
| 14 | Panasonic Lumix ZS70 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/panasonic-lumix-zs70 |
| 15 | Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/canon-powershot-g7x-mark-ii |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/point-and-shoot-cameras.

## What this tier means

- D: Weak. Hard to recommend when better options cost similar money.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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