Canon SX220 HS vs Panasonic DMC-TZ10

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Advantages of the Canon SX220 HS

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

More zoom

14x

12x

Around 40% more zoom

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Wider aperture

f/3.1

f/3.3

At its widest zoom, the SX220 HS's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

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

Much cheaper

$281.21

$649.97

The best price we've seen is $369 cheaper (2.3x less)

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

Almost the same

Shoots slightly faster

3.2 fps

2.3 fps

Around 40% faster continuous shooting

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/3200s

1/2000s

Around 40% faster max shutter speed

Slightly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm

Almost the same

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the Canon SX220 HS

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-TZ10

Has a GPS

Yes

Automatically geotags your photos when traveling

Significantly better wide angle

25 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image

Better macro capability

3 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens

Much longer exposures

60s

15s

4x longer exposures

Learn more about
the Panasonic DMC-TZ10

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

73	vs	66
Explain scores

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX220 HS.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Great zoom

SX220 HS:	14x
DMC-TZ10:	12x

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	Quite thick
	1.3"

Heavy

SX220 HS:	215 g
DMC-TZ10:	218 g

Very expensive

SX220 HS:	$281.21
DMC-TZ10:	$649.97

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

Large

SX220 HS:	106x59x33 mm
DMC-TZ10:	103x60x33 mm

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

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

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

Slow continuous shooting

SX220 HS:	3.2 fps
DMC-TZ10:	2.3 fps

competitors

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

Travel zoom

$273 - $457

Has slightly more zoom

Has a touch screen

Compare the Lumix DMC-TZ20 vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Compare the Lumix DMC-TZ20 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ10

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Compact

$270

Has a slightly wider aperture

Is much smaller

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the IXUS 220 HS vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Compare the IXUS 220 HS vs the Lumix DMC-TZ10

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $328

Has significantly more zoom

Has a significantly higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly shorter exposures

Compare the Coolpix S9100 vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Compare the Coolpix S9100 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Travel zoom

$272 - $305

Has slightly more zoom

Has a slightly lower resolution screen

Compare the Lumix DMC-TZ18 vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Compare the Lumix DMC-TZ18 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ10

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Slightly worse macro focusing

Has a slightly lower resolution screen

Compare the PowerShot SX210 IS vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX210 IS vs the Lumix DMC-TZ10

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

Has slightly more zoom

Has a significantly higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly heavier

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the Lumix DMC-TZ10

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$372 - $430

Has a much wider aperture

Is slightly smaller

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ10

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Has a GPS

Can create panoramas in-camera

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Travel zoom

$354 - $450

Much more zoom

Significantly better wide angle

Narrower aperture

Slightly larger

Compare the PowerShot SX240 HS vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Panasonic Lumix TZ30

Travel zoom

$434 - $474

Much more zoom

Higher resolution movies

Lower true resolution

Much shorter max exposures

Compare the Lumix TZ30 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$325

Much larger sensor

Much wider aperture

No built-in GPS

Significantly less zoom

Compare the Lumix DMC-LX5 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

Travel zoom

No built-in GPS

Heavier

Compare the Lumix DMC-TZ7 vs the Lumix DMC-TZ10

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Canon PowerShotSX220 HS vs Panasonic LumixDMC-TZ10

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX220 HS

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-TZ10

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Compared to recent travel zooms

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Canon Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix TZ30

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

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Canon PowerShot
SX220 HS
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Panasonic Lumix
DMC-TZ10