Canon SX120 IS vs Sony DSC-H20

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX120 IS

Significantly wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.5

At its widest zoom, the SX120 IS's lens captures slightly more light (0.6 f-stops)

Better wide angle

36 mm

38 mm

Around 10% better wide angle

Better macro capability

1 cm

2 cm

Focus on subjects 2x closer to the lens

Faster max shutter speed

1/2500s

1/2000s

20% faster max shutter speed

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the Canon SX120 IS

Advantages of the Sony DSC-H20

Higher resolution movies

720p @ 30fps

480p @ 30fps

Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video

Significantly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

8.6 MP

Capture more than 10% more detail in your photos

Larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

1/2.5" 5.8x4.3mm

More than 10% larger sensor

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The DSC-H20's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Shoots slightly faster

1.8 fps

0.9 fps

2x faster continuous shooting

Slightly lighter

250 g

285 g

More than 10% lighter

Longer exposures

30s

15s

2x longer exposures

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the Sony DSC-H20

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

54	vs	58
Explain scores

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Snapsort recommends the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

Good macro capabilities

SX120 IS:	1 cm
DSC-H20:	2 cm

	No boost ISO
	Lacks boost light sensitivity

Poor wide angle

SX120 IS:	36 mm
DSC-H20:	38 mm

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

Poor movies

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.

Quite thick

SX120 IS:	1.8"
DSC-H20:	1.9"

Slow continuous shooting

SX120 IS:	0.9 fps
DSC-H20:	1.8 fps

	No high speed movie support
	Not supported

Large

SX120 IS:	111x71x45 mm
DSC-H20:	107x69x47 mm

competitors

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$127 - $245

Has a much wider wide angle lens

Is slightly less expensive

Has a significantly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX130 IS vs the PowerShot SX120 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX130 IS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$227 - $230

Has significantly more zoom

Has a much wider wide angle lens

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the PowerShot SX120 IS

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Nikon Coolpix L110

Super zoom

$253 - $272

Has a much wider wide angle lens

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the Coolpix L110 vs the PowerShot SX120 IS

Compare the Coolpix L110 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Kodak EasyShare Z915

Travel zoom

$196

Has a slower max shutter speed

Much worse macro focusing

Compare the EasyShare Z915 vs the PowerShot SX120 IS

Compare the EasyShare Z915 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Nikon Coolpix L100

Super zoom

$338

Has a much wider wide angle lens

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the Coolpix L100 vs the PowerShot SX120 IS

Compare the Coolpix L100 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$169 - $199

Much better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

Significantly narrower aperture

Slightly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$130 - $233

Much better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

Significantly smaller screen

Slightly less zoom

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$305 - $379

Much better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

Narrower aperture

Significantly worse macro capability

Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$389 - $500

Much better wide angle

Has a flip-out screen

Smaller screen

Slightly less zoom

Compare the PowerShot G12 vs the PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShot SX110 IS

Travel zoom

Larger sensor

Higher true resolution

Compare the PowerShot SX110 IS vs the PowerShot SX120 IS

Fujifilm FinePix HS20

Super zoom

$310 - $475

Much better wide angle

Much more zoom

Much larger

Much heavier

Compare the FinePix HS20 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$170 - $201

Much better wide angle

Smaller

Worse macro capability

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the Cybershot H70 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10

Travel zoom

Much lower true resolution

Lower resolution movies

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-H10 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$289 - $328

Much better wide angle

Has a GPS

Worse macro capability

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the Cybershot DSC-HX9v vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Super zoom

$355

Much better wide angle

Significantly wider aperture

Significantly larger

Much lower true resolution

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-H20

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX120 IS

Advantages of the Sony DSC-H20

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

performance Which camera has better performance? Cast your vote!

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Compared to recent travel zooms

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L110

Kodak EasyShare Z915

Nikon Coolpix L100

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot SX110 IS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix HS20

Sony Cybershot H70

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

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Canon PowerShot
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DSC-H20