Canon IXUS 220 HS vs SX20 IS

differences

Advantages of the Canon IXUS 220 HS

Much smaller

92x55x19 mm

128x88x87 mm

9.8x smaller

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 24fps

720p @ 30fps

Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video but at a lower frame rate

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

Significantly better wide angle

24 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

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

2.7"

2.5"

Around 10% larger screen

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Much lighter

141 g

600 g

4.3x lighter

Much thinner

0.8"

3.4"

4.5x thinner

Much cheaper

$269.96

$742.98

The best price we've seen is $473 cheaper (2.8x less)

Slightly wider aperture

f/2.7

f/2.8

At its widest zoom, the IXUS 220 HS's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The IXUS 220 HS's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Shoots faster

3.4 fps

0.7 fps

Around 5x faster continuous shooting

Learn more about
the Canon IXUS 220 HS

Advantages of the Canon SX20 IS

Has a flip-out screen

Yes

Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies

Significantly more zoom

20x

16x more zoom

Better macro capability

0 cm

3 cm

Almost the same

Supports an external flash

Yes

An external flash often produces better looking flash images

Has a viewfinder

Digital

None

A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

9.7 MP

Almost the same

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/3200s

1/2000s

Around 40% faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Canon SX20 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon IXUS 220 HS

58	vs	39
Explain scores

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

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 super zoom.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Wide aperture

IXUS 220 HS:	f/2.7
SX20 IS:	f/2.8

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

Very small screens

IXUS 220 HS:	2.7"
SX20 IS:	2.5"

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

competitors

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Has a significantly larger screen

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$134 - $179

Has a significantly larger screen

Is slightly less expensive

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the IXUS 220 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon IXUS 230 HS

Travel zoom

$273 - $324

Significantly larger screen

Higher resolution screen

Significantly worse wide angle

Narrower aperture

Compare the IXUS 230 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Compact

$230 - $241

Significantly larger screen

Cheaper

Significantly worse wide angle

Slightly narrower aperture

Compare the IXUS 115 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$372 - $430

Significantly wider aperture

Much higher true resolution

Slightly larger

Heavier

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the IXUS 220 HS

Canon PowerShot IXUS 125 HS

Compact

$302 - $321

Significantly larger screen

Higher resolution screen

Shoots slightly slower

Slightly more expensive

Compare the PowerShot IXUS 125 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS

Canon IXUS 240 HS

Compact

$345 - $418

Much larger screen

Has a touch screen

Shoots slightly slower

More expensive

Compare the IXUS 240 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Much more zoom

Higher resolution movies

Larger

Thicker

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Super zoom

$420

Much more zoom

Significantly better wide angle

Larger

Thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX30 IS vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Nikon Coolpix P100

Super zoom

Much larger screen

Higher resolution movies

Worse image stabilization

No external flash support

Compare the Coolpix P100 vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Supports 24p

Much larger sensor

Significantly less zoom

Worse macro capability

Compare the PowerShot G12 vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Super zoom

Smaller

Slightly wider aperture

Much worse wide angle

Much lower true resolution

Compare the PowerShot S5 IS vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

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Canon IXUS220 HS vs Canon PowerShotSX20 IS

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Reasons to buy the Canon IXUS 220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon IXUS 220 HS

Advantages of the Canon SX20 IS

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon IXUS 220 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon IXUS 230 HS

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Canon Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot IXUS 125 HS

Canon IXUS 240 HS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot SX40

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Nikon Coolpix P100

Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot S5 IS

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Canon IXUS
220 HS
vs
Canon PowerShot
SX20 IS