Canon SX220 HS vs SX20 IS

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX220 HS

Much larger screen

3.0"

2.5"

More than 20% larger screen

Much smaller

106x59x33 mm

128x88x87 mm

4.7x 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

Records high-speed movies

240 fps

None

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

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Higher resolution screen

461k dots

230k dots

More than 2x higher resolution screen

Much lighter

215 g

600 g

2.8x lighter

Much thinner

1.3"

3.4"

2.6x thinner

Much cheaper

$281.21

$742.98

The best price we've seen is $462 cheaper (2.6x less)

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The SX220 HS's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Shoots faster

3.2 fps

0.7 fps

More than 4.5x faster continuous shooting

Learn more about
the Canon SX220 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

Wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.1

At its widest zoom, the SX20 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)

More zoom

20x

14x

More than 2x more zoom

Significantly better macro capability

0 cm

5 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

Learn more about
the Canon SX20 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

48	vs	39
Explain scores

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX220 HS. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a travel zoom with a super zoom.

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	Fast max shutter speeds
	1/3200 of a second

	No boost ISO
	Lacks boost light sensitivity

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Poor wide angle
	28 mm

competitors

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Creates panoramas in-camera

Has a built-in GPS

Significantly worse macro focusing

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$146 - $179

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Is thinner

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Has way more more zoom

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$134 - $179

Is significantly less expensive

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $219

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a significantly higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Travel zoom

$354 - $450

Significantly better wide angle

More zoom

Narrower aperture

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the PowerShot SX240 HS vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $328

Significantly higher resolution screen

Significantly better wide angle

No 24p support

Narrower aperture

Compare the Coolpix S9100 vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Lower resolution movies

No 24p support

Compare the PowerShot SX210 IS vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

Significantly better wide angle

Significantly higher resolution screen

No 24p support

Doesn't record high-speed movies

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Significantly better wide angle

Has a touch screen

No 24p support

Narrower aperture

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS10 vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

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

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Super zoom

$644

Higher resolution movies

Significantly larger screen

Slightly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX1 IS vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

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Canon PowerShotSX220 HS vs Canon PowerShotSX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX220 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 SX220 HS

Advantages of the Canon SX20 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon Powershot SX40

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Nikon Coolpix L120

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Nikon Coolpix P100

Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

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Canon PowerShot
SX220 HS
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Canon PowerShot
SX20 IS