Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS vs Sony Cybershot DSC-W510

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-W310

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310

Size
Really small
Ultra compact 95x55x19 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.7"
Weight
Light-weight
137 g

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX230 HS

Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 30fps vs 480p
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Shoots high resolution Full HD (1080p) video
Zoom Significantly more zoom 14x vs 4x
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Around 12.5x more zoom
Supports 24p Supports 24p Yes vs No
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Get that real film feel
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
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
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Sensor shift, Lens vs Sensor shift
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Less risk of blur
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 3.2 fps vs 1.1 fps
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Around 3x faster continuous shooting
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/3200s vs 1/2000s
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Around 40% faster max shutter speed
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 1s
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15x longer exposures
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS Learn more about
the Canon SX230 HS

Advantages of the Sony DSC-W310

Size Much smaller 95x55x19 mm vs 106x59x33 mm
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2.1x smaller
Thickness Much thinner 0.7" vs 1.3"
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More than 40% thinner
Weight Much lighter 137 g vs 215 g
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Around 40% lighter
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/3.0 vs f/3.1
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At its widest zoom, the DSC-W310's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Lowest price Significantly cheaper $111.00 vs $239.00
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The best price we've seen is $128 cheaper (2.2x less)
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310 Learn more about
the Sony DSC-W310
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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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Explain scores
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W310
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS. 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

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

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
28 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 significantly 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
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX7V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Travel zoom

$402

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

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-W310 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-W510

Sony Cybershot W510

Compact

$108 - $198

Aperture Wider aperture
Wide angle Better wide angle
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Sensor size Slightly smaller sensor
Canon PowerShot A1200

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$69

Supports 24p Supports 24p
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Much larger
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Ultra compact

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Screen size Smaller screen
Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$108

Wide angle Better wide angle
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Image stabilization No image stabilization
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Sony Cybershot DSC-W570

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Aperture Wider aperture
Movie format Higher resolution movies
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Sensor size Slightly smaller sensor

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