Canon 100 HS vs Sony DSC-WX5

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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

Larger screen

3.0"

2.8"

Around 10% larger screen

Better macro capability

3 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens

Cheaper

$105.00

$230.00

The best price we've seen is $125 cheaper (2.2x less)

Thinner

0.8"

0.9"

Around 10% thinner

Longer exposures

15s

7.5x longer exposures

Slightly lighter

140 g

146 g

Almost the same

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the Canon 100 HS

Advantages of the Sony DSC-WX5

Significantly better wide angle

24 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

Wider aperture

f/2.4

f/2.8

At its widest zoom, the DSC-WX5's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)

Higher resolution screen

460k dots

230k dots

2x higher resolution screen

Shoots significantly faster

10 fps

3.4 fps

Around 3x faster continuous shooting

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

9.7 MP

Almost the same

Slightly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

Almost the same

Faster max shutter speed

1/1600s

1/1500s

Around 10% faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Sony DSC-WX5

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon ELPH 100 HS

70	vs	71
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

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

Wide aperture

100 HS:	f/2.8
DSC-WX5:	f/2.4

Full HD (1080p) video

100 HS:	1080p @ 24fps
DSC-WX5:	1080p @ 30fps

Fairly small

100 HS:	93x55x19 mm
DSC-WX5:	92x52x22 mm

	Better sensor types
	Better in low light

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

Slow max shutter speed

100 HS:	1/1500s
DSC-WX5:	1/1600s

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

Poor zoom

100 HS:	4x
DSC-WX5:	5x

competitors

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Has a faster max shutter speed

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Creates panoramas in-camera

Slightly closer macro focusing

Is slightly more expensive

Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

Sony Cybershot WX7

Compact

$241 - $273

Has a significantly higher resolution screen

Is significantly more expensive

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the Cybershot WX7 vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the Cybershot WX7 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$178 - $198

Much higher maximum light sensitivity

Has in-camera HDR

Is slightly more expensive

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$370 - $430

Has a slightly wider aperture

Takes much higher resolution photos

Is much more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

Compact

$118 - $138

Creates panoramas in-camera

Has a CCD-family sensor

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W650 vs the ELPH 100 HS

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W650 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

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 Cybershot WX9

Compact

$278

Significantly higher resolution screen

Larger screen

Narrower aperture

Worse wide angle

Compare the Cybershot WX9 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

Sony Cybershot WX10

Compact

$400 - $450

Takes 3D photos

Has in-camera HDR

Larger

Significantly more expensive

Compare the Cybershot WX10 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-WX5

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Canon ELPH 100 HS

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 DSC-WX5

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Sony Cybershot WX7

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Canon Powershot S100

Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

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-WX5 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot WX9

Sony Cybershot WX10

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