Canon 100 HS vs Sony WX9

differences

Advantages of the Canon 100 HS

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

Records high-speed movies

240 fps

None

Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion

Better macro capability

3 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens

Longer exposures

15s

7.5x longer exposures

Learn more about
the Canon 100 HS

Advantages of the Sony WX9

Much higher resolution screen

921k dots

230k dots

More than 4x higher resolution screen

Significantly better wide angle

25 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

Takes 3D photos

Yes

Combines multiple photos into a 3D image

Has in-camera HDR

Yes

Combines multiple exposures to capture high dynamic range

Can create panoramas in-camera

Yes

Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective

Wider aperture

f/2.6

f/2.8

At its widest zoom, the WX9's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)

Shoots faster

10 fps

3.4 fps

Around 3x faster continuous shooting

Slightly faster max shutter speed

1/1600s

1/1500s

Around 10% faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Sony WX9

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon ELPH 100 HS

53	vs	58
Explain scores

Sony Cybershot WX9

Snapsort recommends the Sony Cybershot DSC-WX9.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Wide aperture

100 HS:	f/2.8
WX9:	f/2.6

Full HD (1080p) video

100 HS:	1080p @ 24fps
WX9:	1080p @ 60fps

Fairly small

100 HS:	93x55x19 mm
WX9:	94x56x19 mm

	Better sensor types
	Better in low light

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	Thin
	0.8"

Light weight

100 HS:	140 g
WX9:	139 g

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

Poor zoom

100 HS:	4x
WX9:	5x

competitors

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$199

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has a faster max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the Cybershot WX9

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$150

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has a faster max shutter speed

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Cybershot WX9

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$99 - $190

Much higher maximum light sensitivity

Is slightly lighter

Slightly worse macro focusing

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the Cybershot WX9

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$119 - $134

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has a slightly larger screen

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the Cybershot WX9

Canon ELPH 330 HS

Travel zoom

$199 - $219

Has slightly more zoom

Records higher quality movies

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the ELPH 330 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the ELPH 330 HS vs the Cybershot WX9

Canon PowerShot A2400 IS

Compact

$139

Has a faster max shutter speed

Has a CCD-family sensor

Has slightly more shutter lag

Compare the PowerShot A2400 IS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the PowerShot A2400 IS vs the Cybershot WX9

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Travel zoom

$103 - $107

More zoom

Better macro capability

No 24p support

Lower resolution movies

Compare the PowerShot A4000 IS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Compact

Slightly higher true resolution

Lower resolution movies

No 24p support

Compare the PowerShot SD1300 IS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

Can create panoramas in-camera

Higher resolution screen

Narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Sony Cybershot WX7

Compact

$297

Lacks in-camera HDR

Smaller screen

Compare the Cybershot WX7 vs the Cybershot WX9

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150

Travel zoom

$350

Better maximum light sensitivity

More zoom

Significantly narrower aperture

Significantly lower resolution screen

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 vs the Cybershot WX9

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80

Travel zoom

$148 - $178

Has a touch screen

Slightly more zoom

Much lower resolution screen

Significantly narrower aperture

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-WX80 vs the Cybershot WX9

Olympus VH-510

Travel zoom

Slightly more zoom

Slightly higher true resolution

No built-in flash

Significantly lower resolution screen

Compare the VH-510 vs the Cybershot WX9

Sony Cybershot WX10

Compact

$314 - $420

Wider aperture

Better wide angle

Significantly lower resolution screen

Smaller screen

Compare the Cybershot WX10 vs the Cybershot WX9

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Sony Cybershot WX9

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Canon ELPH 100 HS

Reasons to buy the Sony Cybershot WX9

Reasons to buy the Canon ELPH 100 HS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon 100 HS

Advantages of the Sony WX9

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Canon ELPH 330 HS

Canon PowerShot A2400 IS

Canon ELPH 100 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Sony Cybershot DSC-WX9 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot WX7

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80

Olympus VH-510

Sony Cybershot WX10

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