Canon SX220 HS vs Sony DSC-HX5

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Advantages of the Canon SX220 HS

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

More zoom

14x

10x

Around 2x more zoom

Wider aperture

f/3.1

f/3.5

At its widest zoom, the SX220 HS's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)

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

9.8 MP

9 MP

Capture around 10% more detail in your photos

Higher resolution screen

461k dots

230k dots

More than 2x higher resolution screen

Larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

1/2.5" 6.3x4.2mm

Around 10% larger sensor

Much faster max shutter speed

1/3200s

1/1600s

2x faster max shutter speed

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the Canon SX220 HS

Advantages of the Sony DSC-HX5

Has a GPS

Yes

Automatically geotags your photos when traveling

Significantly better wide angle

25 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

Smaller

102x58x29 mm

106x59x33 mm

Around 20% smaller

Shoots significantly faster

10 fps

3.2 fps

More than 3x faster continuous shooting

Thinner

1.1"

1.3"

More than 10% thinner

Lighter

200 g

215 g

Around 10% lighter

Longer exposures

30s

15s

2x longer exposures

Slightly cheaper

$251.00

$281.21

The best price we've seen is $30 cheaper (more than 10% less)

Learn more about
the Sony DSC-HX5

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

73	vs	69
Explain scores

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX220 HS.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Full HD (1080p) video

SX220 HS:	1080p @ 24fps
DSC-HX5:	1080p @ 30fps

	Better sensor types
	Better in low light

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	No boost ISO
	Lacks boost light sensitivity

Heavy

SX220 HS:	215 g
DSC-HX5:	200 g

Quite thick

SX220 HS:	1.3"
DSC-HX5:	1.1"

	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

Large

SX220 HS:	106x59x33 mm
DSC-HX5:	102x58x29 mm

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

competitors

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Creates panoramas in-camera

Is thicker

Is slightly larger

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

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

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$146 - $179

Has a slightly wider aperture

Is significantly smaller

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

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 more expensive

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

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

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 Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Has slightly more zoom

Has a touch screen

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS10 vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS10 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$299

Has much more zoom

Creates panoramas in-camera

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

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

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$372 - $430

Has a much wider aperture

Takes much higher resolution photos

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 Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

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

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Slightly smaller

Slightly thinner

Lower resolution movies

No 24p support

Compare the PowerShot SX210 IS vs the PowerShot SX220 HS

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$180

Can create panoramas in-camera

Significantly higher true resolution

No built-in GPS

Lower resolution movies

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

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$361

Significantly higher true resolution

More zoom

Lower resolution movies

Has a CCD-family sensor

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS7 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 PowerShotSX220 HS vs Sony Cyber-shotDSC-HX5

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX220 HS

Advantages of the Sony DSC-HX5

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

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot H70

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V

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Canon PowerShot
SX220 HS
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Sony Cyber-shot
DSC-HX5