Updated (September, 2010): Compare the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS vs Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
External flash
External flash
Better lighting
Canon PowerShot SX10 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
External flash
External flash
Better lighting

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX10 IS

Snapsort is not aware of any important advantages of the Canon SX10 IS vs the Canon SX20 IS.
Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Learn more about
the Canon SX10 IS

Advantages of the Canon SX20 IS

Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen Yes vs No
Help
Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
Help
Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS Learn more about
the Canon SX20 IS
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
52 vs 56
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Canon PowerShot SX20 IS Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX20 IS.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Zoom Great zoom Help
20x
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
0 cm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
External flash Support external flash Help
Better lighting
Viewfinder Both have digital viewfinders Help
Digital
Fastest shutter speed Fast max shutter speeds Help
1/3200 of a second
Weight Heavy Help
600 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
3.4"
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Size Large Help
Prosumer size 128x88x87 mm
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.5"
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
0.7 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
230k dots
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm
Movie format Poor movies Help
SX10 IS:480p @ 30fps
SX20 IS:720p @ 30fps

Compared to recent super zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

Supports RAW No RAW support Help
Less editing fidelity
External mic jack Neither has an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic
Zoom Poor zoom Help
20x

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
Size Is slightly larger
Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Super zoom

$420

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is slightly larger
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$138 - $179

Screen size Has a much larger screen
Size Is significantly smaller
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Viewfinder Doesn't have a viewfinder
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Super zoom

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Zoom Has significantly less zoom
Canon EOS Rebel T2i

Canon Rebel T2i

Entry-level DSLR

$544 - $949 body only

$649 - $867 with 18-55mm lens

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a much larger screen
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $215

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Screen size Has a much larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Viewfinder Doesn't have a viewfinder

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus SZ-10

Olympus SZ10

Travel zoom

$228

Screen size Much larger screen
Size Much smaller
Aperture Narrower aperture
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Canon EOS Rebel T1i

Canon Rebel T1i

Entry-level DSLR

$475 - $629 body only

$549 - $580 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Image stabilization No image stabilization

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P100

Nikon Coolpix P100

Super zoom

Screen size Much larger screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
External flash No external flash support
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Size Much smaller
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Zoom Significantly less zoom

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