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

Supports 24p
24p movies
For that film look
Panorama
In-camera panoramas
Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama
GPS
Built-in GPS
Great for travel
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3200 of a second
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90

Size
Really small
Ultra compact 94x57x15 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.6"
Weight
Light-weight
148 g

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
Zoom Significantly more zoom 14x vs 4x
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Around 12.5x more zoom
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
GPS Has a GPS Yes vs No
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Automatically geotags your photos when traveling
Lowest price Much cheaper $239.00 vs $477.47
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The best price we've seen is $238 cheaper (around 50% less)
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 3.2 fps vs 1.8 fps
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Around 80% faster continuous shooting
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/3200s vs 1/1600s
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2x faster max shutter speed
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 1s
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15x longer exposures
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the Canon SX230 HS

Advantages of the Sony DSC-T90

Size Much smaller 94x57x15 mm vs 106x59x33 mm
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2.6x smaller
Thickness Much thinner 0.6" vs 1.3"
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2.2x thinner
Weight Significantly lighter 148 g vs 215 g
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More than 30% lighter
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90 Learn more about
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS Canon PowerShot SX230 HS
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90
Green arrow Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a travel zoom with a ultra compact.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
SX230 HS:Sensor shift, Lens
DSC-T90:Lens
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
SX230 HS:28 mm
DSC-T90:35 mm

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$146 - $179

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$372 - $430

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Macro focus Significantly closer macro focusing
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

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Slightly larger
Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Travel zoom

$354 - $450

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

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $366

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

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $328

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
Supports 24p No 24p support
Aperture Narrower aperture
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

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Compact

$273

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T77

Ultra compact

$291

Touch screen Has a touch screen
Lowest price Significantly cheaper
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Size Slightly larger
Sony DSC-S5000

Sony DSC-S5000

Compact

$127 - $139

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Built-in flash No built-in flash
Size Much larger
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T500

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T500

Compact

Screen size Much larger screen
Wide angle Better wide angle
Size Larger
Thickness Significantly thicker
Sony Cybershot DSC-T110

Sony Cybershot T110

Ultra compact

$309

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Size Slightly larger
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution

appearance

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Canon PowerShot SX230 HS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T90

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