Updated (August, 2011): Compare the Canon PowerShot SX150 IS vs Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Macro focus
Great macro
0 cm
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Digital
External flash
External flash
Better lighting
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3200 of a second
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

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"The Canon PowerShot SX130 IS produced images of good quality."
photographyblog.com | talking about the SX130 IS's image-quality
"The Canon PowerShot SX130 IS may not have all the bells and whistles, styling or cutting edge features of competitive models, but it undoubtedly offers fantastic value for money"
photographyblog.com | talking about the SX130 IS's overall-performance

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Size
Really small
Mid size 113x73x46 mm
Thickness
Thin
1.8"

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX130 IS

Screen size Much larger screen 3.0" vs 2.5"
Help
More than 20% larger screen
Size Much smaller 113x73x46 mm vs 128x88x87 mm
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2.6x smaller
Weight Much lighter 308 g vs 600 g
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Around 50% lighter
Lowest price Much cheaper $130.00 vs $742.23
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The best price we've seen is $612 cheaper (5.7x less)
Thickness Significantly thinner 1.8" vs 3.4"
Help
Around 50% thinner
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Advantages of the Canon SX20 IS

Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.4
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At its widest zoom, the SX20 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.6 f-stops)
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen Yes vs No
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Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies
Zoom More zoom 20x vs 12x
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Around 3x more zoom
External flash Supports an external flash Yes vs No
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An external flash often produces better looking flash images
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Digital vs None
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A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Macro focus Better macro capability 0 cm vs 1 cm
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Almost the same
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 digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS Canon PowerShot SX130 IS
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Green arrow 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
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
SX130 IS:1 cm
SX20 IS:0 cm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Fastest shutter speed Fast max shutter speeds Help
SX130 IS:1/2500s
SX20 IS:1/3200s
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Weight Heavy Help
SX130 IS:308 g
SX20 IS:600 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
SX130 IS:1.8"
SX20 IS:3.4"
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
SX130 IS:1 fps
SX20 IS: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
28 mm
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Aperture Has a significantly narrower aperture
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
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
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Super zoom

$420

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Lowest price Is much more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Super zoom

$215

Zoom Has much more zoom
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$150 - $159

Aperture Wider aperture
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Size Larger
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Travel zoom

$225

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Weight Slightly lighter
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Less zoom
Macro focus Worse macro capability

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P100

Nikon Coolpix P100

Super zoom

Screen size Much larger screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
External flash No external flash support
Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Supports 24p Supports 24p
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Zoom Significantly less zoom
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Super zoom

$644

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Weight Slightly heavier
Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Canon PowerShot S5 IS

Super zoom

Size Smaller
Aperture Slightly wider aperture
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
True resolution Much lower true resolution

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