recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
47 vs 52
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Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Canon PowerShot SX200 IS
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX200 IS. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a super zoom with a travel zoom.

differences

Reasons to consider the Canon SX10 IS

Zoom Significantly more zoom 20x vs 12x
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Around 3x more zoom
Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.4
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At its widest zoom, the SX10 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.6 f-stops)
External flash Supports an external flash Yes vs No
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An external flash often produces better looking flash images
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Digital vs None
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A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Continuous shooting Supports continuous shooting 0.7 fps vs None
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Allows taking many pictures in rapid succession
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Reasons to consider the Canon SX200 IS

Size Much smaller 103x61x38 mm vs 128x88x87 mm
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More than 4x smaller
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
Weight Much lighter 220 g vs 600 g
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More than 2.5x lighter
Thickness Much thinner 1.5" vs 3.4"
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Around 2.5x thinner
Lowest price Much cheaper $254.95 vs $677.49
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The best price we've seen is $423 cheaper (more than 2.5x less)
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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
0 cm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Fastest shutter speed Fast max shutter speeds Help
1/3200 of a second
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensivity

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$275 - $400

Wide-angle Has a slightly wider wide-angle lens
Size Is much smaller
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Travel zoom

$222 - $300

Wide-angle Has a slightly wider wide-angle lens
Size Is much smaller
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Super zoom

$369 - $413

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Lowest price Is much less expensive
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Weight Is much heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Travel zoom

$287 - $300

Wide-angle Has a slightly wider wide-angle lens
Size Is much smaller
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Nikon Coolpix L110

Nikon Coolpix L110

Super zoom

$238 - $280

Size Is significantly smaller
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Nikon Coolpix P100

Nikon Coolpix P100

Super zoom

$339 - $400

Zoom Has much more zoom
Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Weight Is much heavier
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Travel zoom

$157 - $242

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Size Is much smaller
True resolution Takes much lower resolution photos
Weight Is slightly heavier

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix HS10

Fujifilm FinePix HS10

Super zoom

$410 - $430

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Significantly larger
Thickness Significantly thicker
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Super zoom

$600

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor
Weight Slightly heavier

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$329 - $350

Aperture Wider aperture
Zoom More zoom
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Lowest price More expensive
Nikon Coolpix S8000

Nikon Coolpix S8000

Travel zoom

$248 - $300

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Continuous shooting Supports continuous shooting
Wide-angle Worse wide-angle
Zoom Slightly less zoom
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

Travel zoom

$217 - $230

Continuous shooting Supports continuous shooting
Wide-angle Better wide-angle
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Zoom Slightly less zoom
Canon PowerShot S90

Canon PowerShot S90

Pro digicam

$340 - $391

Aperture Much wider aperture
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Zoom Less zoom

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Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Canon PowerShot SX200 IS
Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

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