Updated (September, 2010): Compare the Canon PowerShot G12 vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50

Canon PowerShot G11

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot G11

Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
Supports RAW
Shoots RAW
Better editing
External flash
External flash
Better lighting
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50

37

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50

Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm

differences

Advantages of the Canon G11

Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
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More than 50% larger sensor
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 28 mm vs 31 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
Size Significantly smaller 112x76x48 mm vs 116x81x86 mm
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Around 50% smaller
True resolution Significantly higher true resolution 10 MP vs 9 MP
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Capture more than 10% more detail in your photos
Supports RAW Shoots RAW Yes vs No
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Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 461k dots vs 230k dots
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More than 2x higher resolution screen
External flash Supports an external flash Yes vs No
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An external flash often produces better looking flash images
Thickness Significantly thinner 1.9" vs 3.4"
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More than 40% thinner
Weight Significantly lighter 375 g vs 547 g
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More than 30% lighter
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-H50

Zoom More zoom 15x vs 5x
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9x more zoom
Screen size Larger screen 3.0" vs 2.8"
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Around 10% larger screen
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/2.7 vs f/2.8
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At its widest zoom, the DSC-H50's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 1.6 fps vs 1.1 fps
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Around 50% faster continuous shooting
Longest exposure Longer exposures 30s vs 15s
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2x longer exposures
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot G11 Canon PowerShot G11
53 vs 37
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot G11. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a pro digicam with a super zoom.

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Screen flips out Flip-out screens Help
Great for movies
Aperture Wide aperture Help
G11:f/2.8
DSC-H50:f/2.7
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
1 cm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Viewfinder Viewfinders Help
G11:Tunnel
DSC-H50:Digital
Fastest shutter speed Very fast max shutter speeds Help
1/4000 of a second
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Weight Heavy Help
G11:375 g
DSC-H50:547 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
G11:1.9"
DSC-H50:3.4"
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Movie format Movie support Help
480p @ 30fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
G11:1.1 fps
DSC-H50:1.6 fps
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Size Large Help
G11:112x76x48 mm
DSC-H50:116x81x86 mm
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
G11:28 mm
DSC-H50:31 mm

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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Nikon D5100

Nikon D5100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $597 body only

$600 - $697 with 18-55mm lens

Overall image quality Has much better image quality
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon Rebel T3

Canon Rebel T3

Entry-level DSLR

$333 body only

$489 - $500 with 18-55mm lens

Overall image quality Has significantly better image quality
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Viewfinder Doesn't have a viewfinder

Canon PowerShot G11 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Supports 24p Supports 24p
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Low light performance Slightly more noise at high ISO
Weight Slightly heavier
Canon PowerShot G1X

Canon PowerShot G1X

Boutique

$799 - $800

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Low light performance Much lower noise at high ISO
Macro focus Much worse macro capability
Size Larger
Canon PowerShot G10

Canon PowerShot G10

Pro digicam

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Screen size Larger screen
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Overall image quality Significantly worse image quality
Nikon Coolpix P7000

Nikon Coolpix P7000

Pro digicam

$249

External mic jack Has an external mic jack
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Overall image quality Worse image quality
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
External flash No external flash support

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H9

Super zoom

Weight Lighter
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster
True resolution Significantly lower true resolution
Sensor size Smaller sensor
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Super zoom

$355

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
True resolution Significantly lower true resolution
Sensor size Significantly smaller sensor
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V

Super zoom

$399

Zoom Much more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Larger
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Size Larger
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Aperture Narrower aperture

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