recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
52 vs 71
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Canon PowerShot SX20 IS Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX20 IS.

differences

Reasons to consider 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

Reasons to consider the Canon SX20 IS

Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Lowest price Much cheaper $369.00 vs $677.49
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The best price we've seen is $308 cheaper (more than 80% less)
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS Learn more about
the Canon SX20 IS
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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Zoom Incredible zoom Help
20x
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
0 cm
External flash Support external flash Help
Better lighting
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Viewfinder Both have digital viewfinders Help
Digital
Fastest shutter speed Fast max shutter speeds Help
1/3200 of a second
Lowest price Very expensive Help
SX10 IS:$677.49
SX20 IS:$369.00
Weight Heavy Help
600 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
3.4"
Size Large Help
Prosumer size 128x88x87 mm
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensivity
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.5"

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
Screen flips out No flip-out screens Help
Less flexible
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
0.7 fps
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P100

Nikon Coolpix P100

Super zoom

$339 - $400

Zoom Has much more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
External flash Doesn't support an external flash
Thickness Is thicker
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35

Super zoom

$315 - $414

Size Is slightly smaller
Screen size Has a slightly larger screen
External flash Doesn't support an external flash
Canon PowerShot G11

Canon PowerShot G11

Pro digicam

$447 - $520

Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Size Is much smaller
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Zoom Has way more less zoom
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Super zoom

$350 - $380

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a much larger screen
External flash Doesn't support an external flash
True resolution Takes much lower resolution photos
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Super zoom

$600

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Lowest price Is much more expensive
Fujifilm FinePix HS10

Fujifilm FinePix HS10

Super zoom

$410 - $430

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Nikon Coolpix L110

Nikon Coolpix L110

Super zoom

$238 - $280

Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Screen size Has a much larger screen
External flash Doesn't support an external flash
Viewfinder Doesn't have a viewfinder

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant competitors found that are specific to the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS.

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus SP-800 UZ

Olympus SP-800 UZ

Super zoom

$257 - $350

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen size Much larger screen
Image stabilization No image stabilization
External flash No external flash support

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Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

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