Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

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Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

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differences

Advantages of the Canon SX100 IS

Snapsort is not aware of any important advantages of the Canon SX100 IS vs the Canon SX120 IS.
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the Canon SX100 IS

Advantages of the Canon SX120 IS

Screen size Much larger screen 3.0" vs 2.5"
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More than 20% larger screen
True resolution Higher true resolution 8.6 MP vs 8 MP
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Capture around 10% more detail in your photos
Screen resolution Slightly higher resolution screen 230k dots vs 172k dots
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More than 30% higher resolution screen
Weight Slightly lighter 285 g vs 316 g
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Around 10% lighter
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Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
1 cm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Fastest shutter speed Fast max shutter speeds Help
1/2500 of a second
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
True resolution Capture low resolution images Help
SX100 IS:8 MP
SX120 IS:8.6 MP
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
36 mm
Weight Heavy Help
SX100 IS:316 g
SX120 IS:285 g
Sensor size Very small sensors Help
1/2.5" 5.8x4.3mm
Thickness Quite thick Help
SX100 IS:1.9"
SX120 IS:1.8"
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
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
SX100 IS:1.3 fps
SX120 IS:0.9 fps
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
SX100 IS:172k dots
SX120 IS:230k dots

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
Size Large Help
SX100 IS:109x71x47 mm
SX120 IS:111x71x45 mm
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$130 - $245

Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture
Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

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

Canon PowerShot SX100 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon EOS Rebel T2i

Canon Rebel T2i

Entry-level DSLR

$544 - $949 body only

$649 - $867 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Size Significantly larger
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$299

Wide angle Much better wide angle
GPS Has a GPS
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Samsung NX100

Samsung NX100

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$865 - $1,001 with 20-50mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Built-in flash No built-in flash
Image stabilization No image stabilization

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Less zoom
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Fujifilm FinePix S1800

Fujifilm FinePix S1800

Super zoom

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom More zoom
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Travel zoom

$354 - $419

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability

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