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Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

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"HD image quality is excellent and the stereo mics do a good job of picking up voices at distances of up to several metres."
cameralabs.com | talking about the SX30 IS's video-quality
"The PowerShot SX30 IS is a super-zoom truly worthy of the name. It will, without doubt, prove even more popular than its predecessors."
cameralabs.com | talking about the SX30 IS's overall-performance

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Zoom
Great zoom
35x
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
External flash
External flash
Better lighting
Canon PowerShot G9

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Runner-up

Canon PowerShot G9

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot G9

Size
Really small
Mid size 106x72x43 mm
True resolution
High true resolution
12 MP
Sensor size
Large sensor
1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
Thickness
Thin
1.7"
Weight
Light-weight
370 g
Supports RAW
Shoots RAW
Better editing

differences

Advantages of the Canon G9

Size Much smaller 106x72x43 mm vs 123x92x108 mm
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3.7x smaller
True resolution Much higher true resolution 12 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos
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
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Supports RAW Shoots RAW Yes vs No
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Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control
Thickness Much thinner 1.7" vs 4.3"
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2.5x thinner
Weight Significantly lighter 370 g vs 601 g
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Around 40% lighter
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Advantages of the Canon SX30 IS

Zoom Much more zoom 35x vs 6x
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More than 34x more zoom
Wide angle Much better wide angle 24 mm vs 35 mm
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More than 30% better wide angle
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen Yes vs No
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Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/2.7 vs f/2.8
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At its widest zoom, the SX30 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 1024 x 768 @ 15fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video at a higher frame rate
Macro focus Better macro capability 0 cm vs 1 cm
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Almost the same
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/3200s vs 1/2500s
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More than 20% faster max shutter speed
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the Canon SX30 IS
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX30 IS. 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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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
G9:f/2.8
SX30 IS:f/2.7
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
G9:1 cm
SX30 IS:0 cm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
External flash Support external flash Help
Better lighting
Viewfinder Viewfinders Help
G9:Tunnel
SX30 IS:Digital
Fastest shutter speed Fast max shutter speeds Help
G9:1/2500s
SX30 IS:1/3200s
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Weight Heavy Help
G9:370 g
SX30 IS:601 g
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
G9:1024 x 768 @ 15fps
SX30 IS:720p @ 30fps

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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Overall image quality Has significantly better image quality
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Wide angle Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens
Nikon Coolpix P510

Nikon Coolpix P510

Super zoom

$397 - $400

Zoom Has much more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Canon Rebel T3i

Canon Rebel T3i

Entry-level DSLR

$619 - $700 body only

$745 - $1,000 with 18-55mm lens

Overall image quality Has much better image quality
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Viewfinder Doesn't have a viewfinder
External flash Doesn't support an external flash
Nikon D3100

Nikon D3100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $547 with 18-55mm lens

Overall image quality Has much better image quality
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker

Canon PowerShot G9 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot G11

Canon PowerShot G11

Pro digicam

$672

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Screen size Smaller screen
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

Wide angle Much better wide angle
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Size Slightly larger
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
External flash No external flash support
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v

Super zoom

$409

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Significantly less zoom
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix HS20

Super zoom

$299 - $335

Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Significantly less zoom
Size Larger
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100

Super zoom

$611

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Zoom Much less zoom
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Size Significantly smaller
Zoom Much less zoom
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out

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