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
Kodak EasyShare Z950

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Reasons to buy the Kodak EasyShare Z950

We are not aware of any reasons to consider buying the Kodak EasyShare Z950 over the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS.

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX230 HS

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 35 mm
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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 720p @ 30fps
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Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video
Supports 24p Supports 24p Yes vs No
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Get that real film feel
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.1 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the SX230 HS's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)
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
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
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
Size Slightly smaller 106x59x33 mm vs 110x67x36 mm
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More than 20% smaller
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/3200s vs 1/1250s
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2.6x faster max shutter speed
Macro focus Better macro capability 5 cm vs 6 cm
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Focus on subjects around 20% closer to the lens
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Weight Slightly lighter 215 g vs 243 g
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More than 10% lighter
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 1/8s
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120x longer exposures
Thickness Slightly thinner 1.3" vs 1.4"
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Around 10% thinner
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the Canon SX230 HS

Advantages of the Kodak Z950

Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 3,200 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Kodak EasyShare Z950 Learn more about
the Kodak Z950
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS Canon PowerShot SX230 HS
87 vs 55
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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
SX230 HS:Sensor shift, Lens
Z950:Lens
Light sensitivity (boost) One has boost ISO Help
SX230 HS:None
Z950:3,200 ISO
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
Z950:35 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

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $328

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Image stabilization Has worse image stabilization
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$372 - $430

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20

Panasonic Lumix ZS20

Travel zoom

$291 - $350

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
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
Fujifilm FinePix F550 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix F550 EXR

Travel zoom

$248

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
High-speed framerate Records even higher-speed movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Image stabilization Has worse image stabilization
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $219

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$299

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Zoom More zoom
Aperture Narrower aperture
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
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
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$146 - $179

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
GPS No built-in GPS
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
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

Kodak EasyShare Z950 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Kodak EasyShare Z5120

Kodak EashShare Z5120

Super zoom

$273

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Significantly larger
Weight Significantly heavier
Kodak EasyShare Z981

Kodak EasyShare Z981

Super zoom

$270

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$159 - $163

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom More zoom
Size Significantly larger
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Nikon Coolpix P7000

Nikon Coolpix P7000

Pro digicam

$249

Wide angle Much better wide angle
External mic jack Has an external mic jack
Size Larger
Zoom Slightly less zoom
Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Screen size Smaller screen
Zoom Slightly less zoom

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