Updated (August, 2011): Compare the Canon IXUS 230 HS vs Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon IXUS 220 HS

54

 
Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

37

 

Reasons to buy the Canon IXUS 220 HS

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.7
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Size
Really small
Super compact 92x55x19 mm
Supports 24p
24p movies
For that film look
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Weight
Light-weight
141 g
 

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Supports 24p
24p movies
For that film look
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3200 of a second
 

differences

Advantages of the Canon IXUS 220 HS

Wide angle Much better wide angle 24 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Size Much smaller 92x55x19 mm vs 106x59x33 mm
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2.1x smaller
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.7 vs f/3.1
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At its widest zoom, the IXUS 220 HS's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)
Thickness Much thinner 0.8" vs 1.3"
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More than 40% thinner
Weight Significantly lighter 141 g vs 215 g
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More than 30% lighter
Macro focus Better macro capability 3 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens
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Advantages of the Canon SX220 HS

Zoom Significantly more zoom 14x vs 5x
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Around 8x more zoom
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 461k dots vs 230k dots
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More than 2x higher resolution screen
Shutter lag Slightly less shutter lag 290 ms vs 360 ms
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Around 20% less delay when taking photos
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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Almost the same
Lowest price Cheaper $218.79 vs $282.97
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The best price we've seen is $64 cheaper (more than 20% less)
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/3200s vs 1/2000s
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Around 40% faster max shutter speed
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon IXUS 220 HS Canon IXUS 220 HS
54 vs 37
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Canon PowerShot SX220 HS Canon PowerShot SX220 HS
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon IXUS 220 HS. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a travel zoom.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Supports 24p Both support 24p, which is uncommon in cameras similar to these Help
For that film look
High-speed framerate Very high speed movies Help
240 fps
Sensor type Better sensor types Help
Better in low light
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon IXUS 125 HS

Canon PowerShot IXUS 125 HS

Compact

$110

Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Shutter lag Has slightly more shutter lag
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$199

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon IXUS 500 HS

Canon PowerShot IXUS 500 HS

Ultra compact

$235 - $479

Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Supports 24p Doesn't record movies in 24p
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Canon IXUS 230 HS

Canon IXUS 230 HS

Travel zoom

$287 - $369

Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Canon IXUS 115 HS

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Compact

$279

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$240 - $269

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$100 - $190

Light sensitivity Much higher maximum light sensitivity
Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures

Canon IXUS 220 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot IXUS 240 HS

Canon IXUS 240 HS

Compact

$141

Screen size Much larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Size Slightly larger
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly slower
Canon ELPH 330 HS

Canon ELPH 330 HS

Travel zoom

$199 - $219

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Travel zoom

$222

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Slightly larger
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ25

Panasonic Lumix TZ25

Travel zoom

$211 - $337

Wide angle Much better wide angle
3D Takes 3D photos
Supports 24p No 24p support
High-speed framerate Doesn't record high-speed movies

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