Canon PowerShot
SX150 IS
 vs
Canon PowerShot
SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

50

  
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

44

  

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Macro focus
 Great macro
1 cm
 

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Macro focus
 Great macro
1 cm
 

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX150 IS
Lowest price Cheaper $90.00 vs $246.65
Help
 The best price we've seen is $157 cheaper (2.7x less)
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS Learn more about
the Canon SX150 IS

Advantages of the Canon SX130 IS
Snapsort is not aware of any important advantages of the Canon SX130 IS vs the Canon SX150 IS.
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS Learn more about
the Canon SX130 IS
vs

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS Canon PowerShot SX150 IS
50 vs 44
Explain scores
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS Canon PowerShot SX130 IS
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX150 IS.

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
1 cm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
SX150 IS:Lens, Sensor shift
SX130 IS:Lens
Fastest shutter speed Fast max shutter speeds Help
1/2500 of a second
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
SX150 IS:0.9 fps
SX130 IS:1 fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
f/3.4

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.
Weight Heavy Help
SX150 IS:306 g
SX130 IS:308 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
1.8"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
Size Large Help
Mid size 113x73x46 mm
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Travel zoom

$169 - $201
Battery life Has a much longer battery life
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Compare the PowerShot SX160 IS vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Compare the PowerShot SX160 IS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$199
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom
Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the PowerShot SX130 IS
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Travel zoom

$229
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Sensor size Has a marginally smaller sensor
Compare the PowerShot SX120 IS vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Compare the PowerShot SX120 IS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS
Nikon Coolpix L610

Nikon Coolpix L610

Travel zoom

$129 - $150
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Compare the Coolpix L610 vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Compare the Coolpix L610 vs the PowerShot SX130 IS
Nikon Coolpix L810

Nikon Coolpix L810

Super zoom

$189 - $249
Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Compare the Coolpix L810 vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Compare the Coolpix L810 vs the PowerShot SX130 IS
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$152
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Nikon Coolpix L310

Nikon Coolpix L310

Super zoom

$194
Wide angle Better wide angle
Battery life Much longer battery life
Macro focus Much worse macro capability
Size Larger
Compare the Coolpix L310 vs the PowerShot SX150 IS
Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$157 - $203
Wide angle Better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Macro focus Much worse macro capability
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Compare the Coolpix S6300 vs the PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

Travel zoom
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Screen size Much smaller screen
Compare the PowerShot SX100 IS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

appearance

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discussion

Showing 5 comments

rafael (5:02 PM, February 19, 2012)
it can shoot raw just download and install CHDK on your canon pwershot
 
Sahak (7:06 AM, December 20, 2011)
canon powershot A700 (a 2006 model) is more better zooming speed than sx150IS.
why canon forgot to put 'speed controller' on sx150 zooming switch??
 
Mommalyze (7:41 PM, October 25, 2011)
I don't think that the SX130is has RAW either. I have been testing this camera this week and it has some good features but I am not getting images or video of exeptional quality. I love the look and feel of the camera as well as the screen and menu.
 
Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (1:06 PM, August 30, 2011)
It looks like you're right the SX150 does not shoot RAW, we'll update our specs asap.
 
Ashish Gaur (4:29 AM, August 30, 2011)
I am not Sure that Canon Powershot SX150 IS Digital Camera supports RAW Image Capture Capabilities because the official website also do not claim anything like this and I do not find anyother website which claims the same.