Canon IXUS 220 HS vs Sony DSC-HX5

differences

Advantages of the Canon IXUS 220 HS

Significantly wider aperture

f/2.7

f/3.5

At its widest zoom, the IXUS 220 HS's lens captures slightly more light (0.7 f-stops)

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

Significantly smaller

92x55x19 mm

102x58x29 mm

More than 40% smaller

Records high-speed movies

240 fps

None

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

Significantly higher true resolution

9.7 MP

9 MP

Capture around 10% more detail in your photos

Better wide angle

24 mm

25 mm

Almost the same

Significantly thinner

0.8"

1.1"

More than 30% thinner

Larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

1/2.5" 6.3x4.2mm

Around 10% larger sensor

Significantly lighter

141 g

200 g

Around 30% lighter

Better macro capability

3 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens

Faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1600s

20% faster max shutter speed

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the Canon IXUS 220 HS

Advantages of the Sony DSC-HX5

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

More zoom

10x

4x more zoom

Shoots significantly faster

10 fps

3.4 fps

Around 3x faster continuous shooting

Has a GPS

Yes

Automatically geotags your photos when traveling

Longer exposures

30s

15s

2x longer exposures

Slightly cheaper

$251.00

$269.96

The best price we've seen is $19 cheaper (around 10% less)

Learn more about
the Sony DSC-HX5

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon IXUS 220 HS

76	vs	56
Explain scores

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

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.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Full HD (1080p) video

IXUS 220 HS:	1080p @ 24fps
DSC-HX5:	1080p @ 30fps

Good wide angle

IXUS 220 HS:	24 mm
DSC-HX5:	25 mm

	Better sensor types
	Better in low light

	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

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

competitors

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$372 - $430

Has a significantly wider aperture

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the IXUS 220 HS

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Has significantly more zoom

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Is thicker

Is significantly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Has a significantly wider aperture

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the IXUS 220 HS

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $366

Has significantly more zoom

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Is thicker

Is significantly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

Has significantly more zoom

Has a much higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the IXUS 220 HS

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$134 - $179

Slightly closer macro focusing

Is slightly less expensive

Is thicker

Is much heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the IXUS 220 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$299

Has way more more zoom

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Is thicker

Is much heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

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 IXUS 125 HS

Compact

$302 - $321

Significantly larger screen

Higher resolution screen

Shoots slightly slower

Slightly larger

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

Slightly larger

Shoots slightly slower

Compare the IXUS 240 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS

Canon IXUS 310 HS

Pro digicam

$320 - $405

Significantly wider aperture

Much larger screen

Larger

Significantly heavier

Compare the IXUS 310 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Travel zoom

$402

Much higher resolution screen

Takes 3D photos

Significantly more expensive

Slightly heavier

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$180

Can create panoramas in-camera

Significantly higher true resolution

Lower resolution movies

Has a CCD-family sensor

Compare the Cybershot H70 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

Travel zoom

$650

Significantly higher true resolution

Higher resolution screen

Lower resolution movies

Has a CCD-family sensor

Compare the Lumix DMC-TZ10 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V

Travel zoom

$399

Much more zoom

Much higher resolution screen

Significantly larger

Significantly heavier

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

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Canon IXUS220 HS vs Sony Cyber-shotDSC-HX5

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Reasons to buy the Canon IXUS 220 HS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon IXUS 220 HS

Advantages of the Sony DSC-HX5

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 Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon IXUS 220 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon IXUS 230 HS

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Canon PowerShot IXUS 125 HS

Canon IXUS 240 HS

Canon IXUS 310 HS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Sony Cybershot H70

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V

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