Updated (August, 2011): Compare the Canon PowerShot SX150 IS vs Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2500 of a second
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Size
Really small
Compact 103x58x29 mm
Thickness
Thin
1.1"
Weight
Light-weight
200 g
Longest exposure
Long exposures
30 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX150 IS

Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 1 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 5x closer to the lens
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/3.4 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the SX150 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Zoom Slightly more zoom 12x vs 10x
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More than 40% more zoom
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/2500s vs 1/1600s
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Around 40% faster max shutter speed
Lowest price Cheaper $133.99 vs $200.00
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The best price we've seen is $66 cheaper (more than 30% less)
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-H55

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 25 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Size Smaller 103x58x29 mm vs 113x73x46 mm
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2.2x smaller
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The DSC-H55's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Weight Lighter 200 g vs 306 g
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More than 30% lighter
Thickness Thinner 1.1" vs 1.8"
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Around 40% thinner
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 1.8 fps vs 0.9 fps
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More than 2x faster continuous shooting
Longest exposure Longer exposures 30s vs 15s
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2x longer exposures
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 Learn more about
the Sony DSC-H55
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
SX150 IS:Sensor shift, Lens
DSC-H55:Lens
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
SX150 IS:0.9 fps
DSC-H55:1.8 fps
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
SX150 IS:f/3.4
DSC-H55:f/3.5

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$134 - $245

Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$146 - $179

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Nikon Coolpix L810

Nikon Coolpix L810

Super zoom

$250 - $265

Zoom Has much more zoom
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Nikon Coolpix S6200

Nikon Coolpix S6200

Travel zoom

$177 - $223

Battery life Has a significantly longer battery life
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$180

Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$180 - $184

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $219

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Size Larger
Thickness Significantly thicker
Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$159 - $163

Zoom More zoom
Aperture Wider aperture
Size Larger
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Size Much larger
Screen size Significantly smaller screen

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v

Travel zoom

GPS Has a GPS
Movie format Higher resolution movies
True resolution Significantly lower true resolution
Sensor size Smaller sensor
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Aperture Wider aperture
Zoom More zoom
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity

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