Common Strengths
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 | Fairly small | |||
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 | Better sensor types |
| Better in low light |
Common Weaknesses
 | Slow max shutter speed | |||
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 | Not waterproof |
| Stay on land |
 | Poor zoom | |||
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Sony Cyber-shot WX50 vs Canon ELPH 500 HS
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differences
Advantages of the Canon 500 HS
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Yes vs No
240 fps vs None
Yes vs No
f/2.0 vs f/2.6
3.2" vs 2.7"
3 cm vs 5 cm
24 mm vs 25 mm
$145.00 vs $229.99
15s vs 4s
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Advantages of the Sony WX50
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Yes vs No
12,800 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
Yes vs No
Yes vs No
92x52x19 mm vs 100x55x25 mm
10 fps vs 3.4 fps
117 g vs 185 g
0.7" vs 1"
1/1600s vs 1/1000s
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recommendations
Snapsort can't make a recommendation (yet) because it doesn't have enough data yet about the Canon 500 HS.
similarities
Compared to recent compacts
competitors
Shared Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Sony Cybershot WX9
Compact
$314
 | Has a significantly higher resolution screen |
| Is slightly more expensive |
| Slightly worse macro focusing |
Canon PowerShot ELPH 340 HS
Travel zoom
$149
| Has slightly more zoom |
| Slightly closer macro focusing |
| Is slightly heavier |
 | Has a slightly shorter battery life |
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830
Travel zoom
$108 - $119
| Has a CCD-family sensor |
| Has a slightly lower resolution screen |
Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS
Ultra compact
$150
| Has slightly more zoom |
| Slightly closer macro focusing |
| Is slightly heavier |
| Has a slightly shorter battery life |
Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS
Compact
$199
| Has a faster max shutter speed |
| Has a slightly shorter battery life |
| Has a slightly narrower aperture |
Canon ELPH 500 HS Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Canon ELPH 300 HS
Compact
$229
| Smaller |
| Lighter |
| Narrower aperture |
| No touch screen |
Canon PowerShot S95
Pro digicam
$249
| Has in-camera HDR |
 | Shoots RAW |
| Doesn't record high-speed movies |
| No touch screen |
Canon PowerShot ELPH 530 HS
Ultra compact
$166
| Smaller |
| More zoom |
| Much narrower aperture |
| Worse wide angle |
Canon ELPH 320 HS
Compact
$159
| Smaller |
| Lighter |
| Narrower aperture |
| Shoots slightly slower |
Canon PowerShot SX600 HS
Travel zoom
$165 - $180
| Significantly more zoom |
| Much faster max shutter speed |
| Much narrower aperture |
| No 24p support |
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50 Competitors
Advantages
Disadvantages
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX80
Travel zoom
$158
| Slightly more zoom |
| Cheaper |
| Narrower aperture |
| Lower resolution screen |
Sony Cybershot WX60
Travel zoom
$158
| Slightly more zoom |
| Cheaper |
| Narrower aperture |
| Worse maximum light sensitivity |
Sony DSC WX100
Travel zoom
$236
| More zoom |
| Narrower aperture |
| Worse maximum light sensitivity |
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX220
Travel zoom
$168 - $202
| Larger screen |
| More zoom |
| Narrower aperture |
| Worse maximum light sensitivity |
Sony CyberShot DSC-H300
Super zoom
$188
| Much more zoom |
| Larger screen |
| Much larger |
| Much thicker |
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