Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

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"If you want a compact megazoom with manual controls, GPS, and excellent photo quality, the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS is a good place to start."
reviews.cnet.com | talking about the SX230 HS's overall-performance
"The noise and noise reduction are well balanced so you still get very good color and detail at these higher sensitivities."
reviews.cnet.com | talking about the SX230 HS's iso-noise

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

GPS
Built-in GPS
Great for travel
Supports 24p
24p movies
For that film look
Panorama
In-camera panoramas
Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3200 of a second
Canon PowerShot SX110 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX110 IS

Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX230 HS

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 36 mm
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More than 20% better wide angle
GPS Has a GPS Yes vs No
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Automatically geotags your photos when traveling
Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution Full HD (1080p) video
Supports 24p Supports 24p Yes vs No
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Get that real film feel
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies 240 fps vs None
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Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera Yes vs No
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Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective
True resolution Significantly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9 MP
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Capture around 10% more detail in your photos
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 461k dots vs 230k dots
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More than 2x higher resolution screen
Zoom More zoom 14x vs 10x
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Around 2x more zoom
Size Smaller 106x59x33 mm vs 111x71x45 mm
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More than 40% smaller
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The SX230 HS's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 3.2 fps vs 0.7 fps
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More than 4.5x faster continuous shooting
Weight Lighter 215 g vs 285 g
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More than 20% lighter
Thickness Thinner 1.3" vs 1.8"
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Around 30% thinner
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/3200s vs 1/2500s
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More than 20% faster max shutter speed
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS Learn more about
the Canon SX230 HS

Advantages of the Canon SX110 IS

Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.1
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At its widest zoom, the SX110 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 1 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 5x closer to the lens
Canon PowerShot SX110 IS Learn more about
the Canon SX110 IS
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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
SX230 HS:Sensor shift, Lens
SX110 IS:Lens
Fastest shutter speed Fast max shutter speeds Help
SX230 HS:1/3200s
SX110 IS:1/2500s
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
SX230 HS:28 mm
SX110 IS:36 mm

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
SX230 HS:3.2 fps
SX110 IS:0.7 fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$299

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$146 - $179

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Thickness Is thinner
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$372 - $430

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Nikon Coolpix S8200

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Travel zoom

$229

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$134 - $179

Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Nikon Coolpix S9300

Nikon Coolpix S9300

Travel zoom

$300 - $327

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
Supports 24p No 24p support
High-speed framerate Doesn't record high-speed movies
Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Travel zoom

$354 - $450

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Zoom More zoom
GPS No built-in GPS
Aperture Narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $366

GPS No built-in GPS
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $328

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
GPS No built-in GPS
Supports 24p No 24p support
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Supports 24p No 24p support
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

Canon PowerShot SX110 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$134 - $245

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Weight Slightly heavier
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Super zoom

$743

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Screen size Much smaller screen
Size Much larger
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Travel zoom

$225

Sensor size Smaller sensor
True resolution Lower true resolution

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