Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Canon PowerShot SX110 IS vs Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

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"The 14 megapixel sensor combined with the camera's metering system offers good image quality from 80 to 200 ISO"
digitalreview.ca | talking about the SX210 IS's image-quality
"If you are looking for a sleek compact long-range zoom camera, offering solid performance and an extended feature set, while delivering pleasing images under most general conditions, we would recommend the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS as a good solution."
digitalreview.ca | talking about the SX210 IS's overall-performance

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3200 of a second
Canon PowerShot SX110 IS

52

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX110 IS

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.8
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX110 IS

Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.1
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At its widest zoom, the SX110 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 1 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 5x closer to the lens
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Advantages of the Canon SX210 IS

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 36 mm
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More than 20% better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
True resolution Significantly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9 MP
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Capture around 10% more detail in your photos
Zoom More zoom 14x vs 10x
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Around 2x more zoom
Size Smaller 105x59x31 mm vs 111x71x45 mm
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More than 40% smaller
Thickness Thinner 1.3" vs 1.8"
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Around 30% thinner
Weight Lighter 220 g vs 285 g
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More than 20% lighter
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/3200s vs 1/2500s
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More than 20% faster max shutter speed
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX110 IS Canon PowerShot SX110 IS
52 vs 60
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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS.

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Fastest shutter speed Fast max shutter speeds Help
SX110 IS:1/2500s
SX210 IS:1/3200s
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
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
SX110 IS:36 mm
SX210 IS:28 mm
Movie format Poor movies Help
SX110 IS:480p @ 30fps
SX210 IS:720p @ 30fps

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

GPS Has a built-in GPS
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Lowest price Is significantly less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$299

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$130 - $245

Lowest price Is significantly less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier

Canon PowerShot SX110 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S9300

Nikon Coolpix S9300

Travel zoom

$300 - $327

Wide angle Much better wide angle
GPS Has a GPS
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Super zoom

$742

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Screen size Much smaller screen
Size Much larger
Canon PowerShot A590 IS

Canon PowerShot A590 IS

Digicam

Wide angle Better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Screen size Much smaller screen
True resolution Significantly lower true resolution

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $332

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Travel zoom

Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Aperture Narrower aperture
Zoom Slightly less zoom

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