Canon SX130 IS vs SX20 IS

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Advantages of the Canon SX130 IS

Much larger screen

3.0"

2.5"

More than 20% larger screen

Much smaller

113x73x46 mm

128x88x87 mm

2.6x smaller

Much lighter

308 g

600 g

Around 50% lighter

Much cheaper

$130.00

$742.23

The best price we've seen is $612 cheaper (5.7x less)

Significantly thinner

1.8"

3.4"

Around 50% thinner

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the Canon SX130 IS

Advantages of the Canon SX20 IS

Significantly wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.4

At its widest zoom, the SX20 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.6 f-stops)

Has a flip-out screen

Yes

Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies

More zoom

20x

12x

Around 3x more zoom

Supports an external flash

Yes

An external flash often produces better looking flash images

Has a viewfinder

Digital

None

A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off

Better macro capability

0 cm

1 cm

Almost the same

Faster max shutter speed

1/3200s

1/2500s

More than 20% faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Canon SX20 IS

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Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

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Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a travel zoom with a super zoom.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Good macro capabilities

SX130 IS:	1 cm
SX20 IS:	0 cm

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

Fast max shutter speeds

SX130 IS:	1/2500s
SX20 IS:	1/3200s

	No boost ISO
	Lacks boost light sensitivity

Heavy

SX130 IS:	308 g
SX20 IS:	600 g

Quite thick

SX130 IS:	1.8"
SX20 IS:	3.4"

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

Slow continuous shooting

SX130 IS:	1 fps
SX20 IS:	0.7 fps

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	1,600 ISO

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

	Poor wide angle
	28 mm

	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	720p @ 30fps

competitors

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has a significantly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a much higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Has way more more zoom

Records higher quality movies

Is significantly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Super zoom

$420

Has way more more zoom

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Is much more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX30 IS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX30 IS vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Records higher quality movies

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Is slightly more expensive

Significantly worse macro focusing

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Super zoom

$215

Has much more zoom

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the FinePix S4000 vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Compare the FinePix S4000 vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$150 - $159

Wider aperture

Can create panoramas in-camera

Larger

Worse image stabilization

Compare the FinePix S2950 vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Travel zoom

$225

Significantly wider aperture

Slightly lighter

Much worse wide angle

Much lower true resolution

Compare the PowerShot SX120 IS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Significantly wider aperture

Higher resolution movies

Less zoom

Worse macro capability

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Nikon Coolpix P100

Super zoom

Much larger screen

Higher resolution movies

Worse image stabilization

No external flash support

Compare the Coolpix P100 vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Supports 24p

Much larger sensor

Significantly less zoom

Worse macro capability

Compare the PowerShot G12 vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Super zoom

$644

Higher resolution movies

Significantly larger screen

Slightly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX1 IS vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Super zoom

Smaller

Slightly wider aperture

Much worse wide angle

Much lower true resolution

Compare the PowerShot S5 IS vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

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Canon PowerShotSX130 IS vs Canon PowerShotSX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

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Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX130 IS

Advantages of the Canon SX20 IS

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Compared to recent digicams

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Nikon Coolpix L120

Canon Powershot SX40

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P100

Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Canon PowerShot S5 IS

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Canon PowerShot
SX130 IS
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Canon PowerShot
SX20 IS