Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
28 mm
Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Weight
Light-weight
120 g
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Tunnel

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD1200 IS

Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the SD1200 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)
Macro focus Much better macro capability 3 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 3.3x closer to the lens
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Tunnel vs None
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A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Size Smaller 86x55x22 mm vs 98x57x23 mm
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Around 20% smaller
Weight Significantly lighter 120 g vs 167 g
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Around 30% lighter
Thickness Slightly thinner 0.9" vs 0.9"
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Almost the same
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 2s
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7.5x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-W290

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 35 mm
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20% better wide angle
Screen size Much larger screen 3.0" vs 2.5"
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More than 20% larger screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The DSC-W290's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Zoom Slightly more zoom 5x vs 3x
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Around 3x more zoom
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/1600s vs 1/1500s
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Around 10% faster max shutter speed
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS
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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
SD1200 IS:1/1500s
DSC-W290:1/1600s
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
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
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
SD1200 IS:480p @ 30fps
DSC-W290:720p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
SD1200 IS:35 mm
DSC-W290:28 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
SD1200 IS:3x
DSC-W290:5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant shared competitors found.

Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Weight Heavier
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Weight Heavier
Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Compact

$178

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Larger screen
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Size Slightly larger
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Much larger screen
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Size Larger
Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Aperture Narrower aperture

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony NEX-5N

Sony NEX-5N

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$598 - $600 body only

$698 - $700 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Built-in flash No built-in flash
Size Much larger
Sony Cybershot DSC-W570

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Ultra compact

$164 - $183

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Size Smaller
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200

Compact

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Screen size Much smaller screen
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX1

Ultra compact

$285

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Screen size Significantly smaller screen

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