Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Size
Really small
Mid size 107x69x47 mm
Weight
Light-weight
250 g
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

49

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.8
Size
Really small
Mid size 111x71x45 mm
Thickness
Thin
1.8"
Weight
Light-weight
285 g

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX120 IS

Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the SX120 IS's lens captures slightly more light (0.6 f-stops)
Wide angle Better wide angle 36 mm vs 38 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
Macro focus Better macro capability 1 cm vs 2 cm
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Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/2500s vs 1/2000s
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20% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-H20

True resolution Much higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 8.6 MP
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Capture more than 10% more detail in your photos
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Sensor size Larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.5" 5.8x4.3mm
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More than 10% larger sensor
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The DSC-H20's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 1.8 fps vs 0.9 fps
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2x faster continuous shooting
Weight Slightly lighter 250 g vs 285 g
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More than 10% lighter
Longest exposure Longer exposures 30s vs 15s
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2x longer exposures
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
SX120 IS:1 cm
DSC-H20:2 cm
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
SX120 IS:36 mm
DSC-H20:38 mm
Thickness Quite thick Help
SX120 IS:1.8"
DSC-H20:1.9"
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
SX120 IS:0.9 fps
DSC-H20:1.8 fps
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
SX120 IS:480p @ 30fps
DSC-H20:720p @ 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
Size Large Help
SX120 IS:111x71x45 mm
DSC-H20:107x69x47 mm
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$144 - $245

Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture
Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$180

Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Size Is slightly smaller
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $324

Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

Travel zoom

True resolution Takes slightly lower resolution photos
Screen size Has a much smaller screen

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$138 - $179

Wide angle Much better wide angle
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Weight Slightly heavier
Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Much larger
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Less zoom
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Fujifilm FinePix S1800

Fujifilm FinePix S1800

Super zoom

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom More zoom
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
Canon PowerShot ELPH 320 HS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$249

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Slightly less zoom
Macro focus Worse macro capability

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix HS20

Super zoom

$299 - $335

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319

Wide angle Much better wide angle
GPS Has a GPS
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Fastest shutter speed Slower max shutter speed
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10

Travel zoom

True resolution Much lower true resolution
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Fujifilm FinePix HS25 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix HS25 EXR

Super zoom

$349 - $400

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H90

Travel zoom

$248

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom More zoom
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly slower

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