Canon SX230 HS vs Sony DSC-H90

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

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

Wider aperture

f/3.1

f/3.3

At its widest zoom, the SX230 HS's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)

Shoots faster

3.2 fps

1 fps

More than 3x faster continuous shooting

Slightly smaller

106x59x33 mm

105x60x34 mm

Almost the same

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/3200s

1/1600s

2x faster max shutter speed

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

9.7 MP

Almost the same

Slightly thinner

1.3"

Almost the same

Slightly lighter

215 g

222 g

Almost the same

Learn more about
the Canon SX230 HS

Advantages of the Sony DSC-H90

Much better wide angle

24 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

More zoom

16x

14x

More than 30% more zoom

Longer battery life

290 shots

210 shots

Around 40% more shots per battery charge

Cheaper

$119.95

$235.48

The best price we've seen is $116 cheaper (around 50% less)

Longer exposures

30s

15s

2x longer exposures

Learn more about
the Sony DSC-H90

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

75	vs	59
Explain scores

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Great zoom

SX230 HS:	14x
DSC-H90:	16x

Good image stabilization

SX230 HS:	Lens, Sensor shift
DSC-H90:	Lens

	In-camera panoramas
	Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama

	Quite thick
	1.3"

Heavy

SX230 HS:	215 g
DSC-H90:	222 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
DSC-H90:	105x60x34 mm

	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.

Slow continuous shooting

SX230 HS:	3.2 fps
DSC-H90:	1 fps

competitors

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$200 - $229

Has significantly more zoom

Is slightly more expensive

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Travel zoom

$149 - $209

Has a significantly longer battery life

Significantly closer macro focusing

Is thicker

Is significantly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX160 IS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX160 IS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$99 - $190

Has a slightly wider aperture

Is much smaller

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly shorter exposures

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$1,813

Has a significantly higher resolution screen

Shoots faster continuously

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is much more expensive

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Samsung WB150F

Travel zoom

$159

Has slightly more zoom

Is significantly smaller

Has a slower max shutter speed

Compare the WB150F vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Compare the WB150F vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$92 - $119

Significantly closer macro focusing

Is thicker

Is much heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V

Travel zoom

$300 - $383

Has significantly more zoom

Has a significantly higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is significantly more expensive

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Travel zoom

$219 - $678

Significantly better wide angle

Significantly more zoom

No built-in GPS

Narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX240 HS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

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

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$219

Slightly cheaper

No built-in GPS

Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching

Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$406

Slightly smaller

Slightly thinner

No built-in GPS

No 24p support

Compare the PowerShot SX210 IS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX280 HS

Travel zoom

$268 - $299

Significantly better wide angle

Significantly more zoom

No 24p support

Narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX280 HS vs the PowerShot SX230 HS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690

Travel zoom

$100

Much smaller

Much thinner

Less zoom

Worse wide angle

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W690 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Sony DSC WX100

Travel zoom

$204

Much smaller

Higher resolution movies

Less zoom

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the DSC WX100 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H90

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Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX230 HS

Advantages of the Sony DSC-H90

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 SX160 IS

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Samsung WB150F

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Canon PowerShot SX270 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX280 HS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W690

Sony DSC WX100

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