Canon SX230 HS vs SX200 IS

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX230 HS

Has a GPS

Yes

Automatically geotags your photos when traveling

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 30fps

720p @ 30fps

Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video

Wider aperture

f/3.1

f/3.4

At its widest zoom, the SX230 HS's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)

Can create panoramas in-camera

Yes

Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective

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

More zoom

14x

12x

Around 40% more zoom

Smaller

106x59x33 mm

103x61x38 mm

More than 10% smaller

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The SX230 HS's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Thinner

1.3"

1.5"

More than 10% thinner

Slightly lighter

215 g

220 g

Almost the same

Learn more about
the Canon SX230 HS

Advantages of the Canon SX200 IS

Significantly better macro capability

0 cm

5 cm

Almost the same

Learn more about
the Canon SX200 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

75	vs	52
Explain scores

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Good image stabilization

SX230 HS:	Sensor shift, Lens
SX200 IS:	Lens

	Fast max shutter speeds
	1/3200 of a second

	No boost ISO
	Lacks boost light sensitivity

Quite thick

SX230 HS:	1.3"
SX200 IS:	1.5"

Heavy

SX230 HS:	215 g
SX200 IS:	220 g

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

Large

SX230 HS:	106x59x33 mm
SX200 IS:	103x61x38 mm

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Poor wide angle
	28 mm

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths	Common Weaknesses
Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.	Snapsort is not aware of any interesting weaknesses shared by these two products.

competitors

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$228 - $249

Has significantly more zoom

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Significantly worse macro focusing

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the PowerShot SX200 IS

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Travel zoom

$230 - $280

Has significantly more zoom

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Significantly worse macro focusing

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX240 HS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX240 HS vs the PowerShot SX200 IS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$219

Has slightly less shutter lag

Significantly worse macro focusing

Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the PowerShot SX200 IS

Canon PowerShot SX280 HS

Travel zoom

$268 - $299

Has significantly more zoom

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Significantly worse macro focusing

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX280 HS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX280 HS vs the PowerShot SX200 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$404

Is significantly more expensive

Significantly worse macro focusing

Compare the PowerShot SX210 IS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX210 IS vs the PowerShot SX200 IS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$119 - $134

Has a much wider wide angle lens

Has a slightly wider aperture

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has a slightly shorter battery life

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the PowerShot SX200 IS

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Travel zoom

$149 - $209

Has a much longer battery life

Is slightly less expensive

Is thicker

Is significantly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX160 IS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX160 IS vs the PowerShot SX200 IS

Canon PowerShot SX270 HS

Travel zoom

$355 - $393

Significantly better wide angle

Significantly more zoom

No built-in GPS

No 24p support

Compare the PowerShot SX270 HS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Nikon Coolpix L820

Super zoom

$247 - $277

Much more zoom

Much better wide angle

Much larger

No built-in GPS

Compare the Coolpix L820 vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Travel zoom

Better maximum light sensitivity

Longer exposures

Much worse wide angle

Much larger

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-H20 vs the PowerShot SX200 IS

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Super zoom

$369 - $450

Much more zoom

Much better wide angle

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX50 HS vs the PowerShot SX200 IS

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$80

Much smaller

Better wide angle

Less zoom

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the PowerShot SX200 IS

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Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

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Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX230 HS

Advantages of the Canon SX200 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Compared to recent travel zooms

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX280 HS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX270 HS

Nikon Coolpix L820

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

Nikon Coolpix S3300

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