Canon PowerShot
SX10 IS
vs
Sony Cyber-shot
DSC-HX1
SX10 IS
DSC-HX1
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recommendations
Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price
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Canon PowerShot SX10 IS |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 |  |
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Snapsort recommends the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1. |
differences
Reasons to consider the Canon SX10 IS |
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Significantly larger sensor | 1/2.5" 6x4mm | vs | 1/3.6" 5x4mm |  |
More than 20% larger sensor | ||||
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Much higher resolution | 9.8 MP | vs | 8.1 MP | |
More than 20% higher resolution | ||||
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Supports an external flash | Yes | vs | No | |
An external flash often produces better looking flash images | ||||
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Slightly better macro capability | 0 cm | vs | 1 cm | |
Almost the same | ||||
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Slightly thinner | 3.4" | vs | 3.6" | |
Around 10% thinner | ||||
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Reasons to consider the Sony DSC-HX1 |
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Higher resolution movies | 1440 x 1080 @ 30fps | vs | 480p @ 30fps | |
Shoots higher resolution video | ||||
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Much larger screen | 3.0" | vs | 2.5" | |
More than 20% larger screen | ||||
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Has a CMOS-family sensor | CMOS | vs | CCD | |
CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images | ||||
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Shoots significantly faster | 10 fps | vs | 0.7 fps | |
Around 14.5x faster continuous shooting | ||||
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Smaller | 115x83x92 mm | vs | 128x88x87 mm | |
More than 10% smaller | ||||
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Much cheaper | $350.00 | vs | $677.49 | |
The best price we've seen is $327 cheaper (more than 90% less) | ||||
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Better maximum light sensitivity | 3,200 ISO | vs | 1,600 ISO | |
The DSC-HX1's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better | ||||
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Lighter | 544 g | vs | 600 g | |
More than 10% lighter | ||||
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Longer exposures | 30s | vs | 15s | |
2x longer exposures | ||||
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Slightly faster max shutter speed | 1/4000s | vs | 1/3200s | |
Around 30% faster max shutter speed | ||||
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similarities
Compared to recent digicams
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Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products. |
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competitors
Shared Competitors |
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Nikon Coolpix P100Super zoom $339 - $400 |
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Canon PowerShot SX20 ISSuper zoom $369 - $413 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35Super zoom $315 - $414 |
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Fujifilm FinePix HS10Super zoom $410 - $430 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5vTravel zoom $315 - $350 |
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Canon PowerShot G11Pro digicam $447 - $520 |
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Nikon Coolpix P90Super zoom $350 |
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Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Competitors |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3Travel zoom $287 - $300 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 Competitors |
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No significant competitors found that are specific to the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1. |
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appearance
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