Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS vs Nikon Coolpix L120

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS

Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Digital
External flash
External flash
Better lighting
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3200 of a second
Nikon Coolpix L110

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Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix L110

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Size
Really small
Standard size 109x74x78 mm
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Weight
Light-weight
406 g

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX10 IS

Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the SX10 IS's lens captures slightly more light (0.6 f-stops)
Zoom More zoom 20x vs 15x
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Around 80% more zoom
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift
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Less risk of blur
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
Macro focus Better macro capability 0 cm vs 1 cm
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Almost the same
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/3200s vs 1/2000s
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Around 40% faster max shutter speed
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 8s
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Around 90% longer exposures
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Advantages of the Nikon L110

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
Size Smaller 109x74x78 mm vs 128x88x87 mm
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Around 40% smaller
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
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2x higher resolution screen
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Weight Significantly lighter 406 g vs 600 g
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More than 30% lighter
Thickness Thinner 3.1" vs 3.4"
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More than 10% thinner
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

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Uses Travel score Travel
On holiday or vacation
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Fast action, sometimes indoors
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Features Low light image quality Low light image quality
Lack of noise, sharp details
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Autofocus peformance Still image focusing
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Autofocus performance Video focusing
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Manual controls Manual settings
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Ability to reduce blur from hand shake
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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
SX10 IS:0 cm
L110:1 cm
Thickness Quite thick Help
SX10 IS:3.4"
L110:3.1"
Weight Heavy Help
SX10 IS:600 g
L110:406 g
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Size Large Help
SX10 IS:128x88x87 mm
L110:109x74x78 mm
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
SX10 IS:0.7 fps
L110:1 fps
Movie format Poor movies Help
SX10 IS:480p @ 30fps
L110:720p @ 30fps

Compared to recent super zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

Screen flips out No flip-out screens Help
Less flexible
Supports RAW No RAW support Help
Less editing fidelity
Zoom Poor zoom Help
SX10 IS:20x
L110:15x
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$127 - $245

Size Is slightly smaller
Thickness Is thinner
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture
Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$339 - $350

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Nikon Coolpix P100

Nikon Coolpix P100

Super zoom

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Canon EOS Rebel T2i

Canon Rebel T2i

Entry-level DSLR

$499 - $949 body only

$579 - $867 with 18-55mm lens

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon D3100

Nikon D3100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $984 with 18-55mm lens

Movie format Records higher quality movies
True resolution Takes much higher resolution photos
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Weight Is slightly heavier

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Super zoom

Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$379

Zoom Much more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Larger
Thickness Thicker
Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Super zoom

$420

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Size Larger
Thickness Thicker
Fujifilm FinePix HS10

Fujifilm FinePix HS10

Super zoom

$496

High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Significantly larger
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Olympus SZ-10

Olympus SZ10

Travel zoom

$222

Screen size Much larger screen
Size Much smaller
Aperture Narrower aperture
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization

Nikon Coolpix L110 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$227 - $230

Aperture Wider aperture
Wide angle Better wide angle
Size Slightly larger
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$139 - $200

Aperture Wider aperture
Zoom More zoom
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Kodak EasyShare Z981

Kodak EasyShare Z981

Super zoom

$270

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Zoom Significantly more zoom
Size Significantly larger
Screen resolution Lower resolution screen
Nikon Coolpix P80

Nikon Coolpix P80

Super zoom

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Zoom More zoom
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Movie format Lower resolution movies

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