Canon 100 HS vs Sony DSC-TX7

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Advantages of the Canon 100 HS

Significantly wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.5

At its widest zoom, the 100 HS's lens captures slightly more light (0.6 f-stops)

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

Much higher true resolution

9.7 MP

8.1 MP

Capture around 20% more detail in your photos

Records high-speed movies

240 fps

None

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

Much larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

1/2.7" 5.6x4.2mm

Around 20% larger sensor

Significantly cheaper

$105.00

$273.00

The best price we've seen is $168 cheaper (2.6x less)

Slightly lighter

140 g

149 g

Around 10% lighter

Longer exposures

15s

7.5x longer exposures

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the Canon 100 HS

Advantages of the Sony DSC-TX7

Much higher resolution screen

921k dots

230k dots

More than 4x higher resolution screen

Much larger screen

3.5"

3.0"

Around 20% larger screen

Significantly better wide angle

25 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

Has a touch screen

Yes

Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus

Can create panoramas in-camera

Yes

Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective

Shoots significantly faster

10 fps

3.4 fps

Around 3x faster continuous shooting

Better macro capability

1 cm

3 cm

Focus on subjects 3x closer to the lens

Thinner

0.7"

0.8"

Around 10% thinner

Slightly less shutter lag

220 ms

360 ms

Around 40% less delay when taking photos

Faster max shutter speed

1/1600s

1/1500s

Around 10% faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Sony DSC-TX7

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon ELPH 100 HS

70	vs	68
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation.

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Canon 100 HS vs Canon 500 HS

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One person recommends the Canon 500 HS:

" The Canon 500 HS is better for low light but the Canon 100 HS has a faster shutter."

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Full HD (1080p) video

100 HS:	1080p @ 24fps
DSC-TX7:	1080p @ 30fps

Fairly small

100 HS:	93x55x19 mm
DSC-TX7:	98x60x18 mm

	Better sensor types
	Better in low light

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

Good macro capabilities

100 HS:	3 cm
DSC-TX7:	1 cm

Thin

100 HS:	0.8"
DSC-TX7:	0.7"

Slow max shutter speed

100 HS:	1/1500s
DSC-TX7:	1/1600s

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Poor zoom
	4x

competitors

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Has a faster max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Has a faster max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$108

Is slightly lighter

Has a CCD-family sensor

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W610 vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W610 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$178 - $198

Much higher maximum light sensitivity

Has in-camera HDR

Is slightly more expensive

Significantly worse macro focusing

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Slightly higher true resolution

Slightly larger sensor

Much more shutter lag

Lower resolution movies

Compare the PowerShot A3300 IS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$229

Significantly better wide angle

Higher resolution screen

Shoots slightly slower

More expensive

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$104

Better wide angle

Can create panoramas in-camera

Lower resolution movies

No 24p support

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$91 - $142

Slightly higher true resolution

Slightly larger sensor

No image stabilization

Lower resolution movies

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Compact

$178

Slightly higher true resolution

Slightly larger sensor

Lower resolution movies

No 24p support

Compare the PowerShot SD1300 IS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9

Compact

$268

Much higher true resolution

Much larger sensor

Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-TX9 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Sony Cybershot TX10

Waterproof

$329

Much higher true resolution

Much larger sensor

Much smaller screen

More expensive

Compare the Cybershot TX10 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Waterproof

$248 - $332

Much higher true resolution

Much larger sensor

Much lower resolution screen

Much smaller screen

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-TX5 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90

Ultra compact

$477

Much higher true resolution

Much larger sensor

Much worse wide angle

Much lower resolution screen

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-T90 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Sony Cybershot DSC-TX55

Ultra compact

$279 - $350

Has an OLED screen

Much higher true resolution

Smaller screen

Worse wide angle

Compare the Cybershot DSC-TX55 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

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Canon ELPH100 HS vs Sony Cyber-shotDSC-TX7

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Reasons to buy the Canon ELPH 100 HS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon 100 HS

Advantages of the Sony DSC-TX7

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Canon ELPH 100 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX9

Sony Cybershot TX10

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90

Sony Cybershot DSC-TX55

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