Canon PowerShot
SX130 IS
 vs
Canon PowerShot
SX210 IS

Updated (August, 2011): Compare the Canon PowerShot SX150 IS vs Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

50

  
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

44

  

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Size
 Really small
Compact 105x59x31 mm
Thickness
 Thin
1.3"
Weight
 Light-weight
220 g
 

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Macro focus
 Great macro
1 cm
 

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX130 IS
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 1 cm vs 5 cm
Help
 Focus on subjects 5x closer to the lens
Lowest price Cheaper $246.65 vs $351.16
Help
 The best price we've seen is $105 cheaper (around 30% less)
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS Learn more about
the Canon SX130 IS

Advantages of the Canon SX210 IS
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.1 vs f/3.4
Help
 At its widest zoom, the SX210 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
Size Smaller 105x59x31 mm vs 113x73x46 mm
Help
 Around 50% smaller
Zoom Slightly more zoom 14x vs 12x
Help
 Around 40% more zoom
Weight Lighter 220 g vs 308 g
Help
 Around 30% lighter
Thickness Thinner 1.3" vs 1.8"
Help
 More than 30% thinner
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/3200s vs 1/2500s
Help
 More than 20% faster max shutter speed
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Learn more about
the Canon SX210 IS
vs

recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS Canon PowerShot SX130 IS
44 vs 50
Explain scores
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Canon PowerShot SX210 IS
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS.

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Fastest shutter speed Fast max shutter speeds Help
SX130 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
SX130 IS:1 fps
SX210 IS:0.7 fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
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

$199
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS
Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$90 - $119
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Weight Is slightly heavier
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS
Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$245 - $269
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS
Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Travel zoom

$229
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Sensor size Has a marginally smaller sensor
True resolution Takes significantly lower resolution photos
Compare the PowerShot SX120 IS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS
Compare the PowerShot SX120 IS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS
Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Travel zoom

$207 - $238
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Compare the PowerShot SX240 HS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS
Compare the PowerShot SX240 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS
Canon PowerShot SX500 IS

Canon PowerShot SX500 IS

Super zoom

$248 - $249
Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Compare the PowerShot SX500 IS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS
Compare the PowerShot SX500 IS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS
Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$299 - $320
Zoom Has way more more zoom
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the PowerShot SX130 IS
Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Travel zoom

$149 - $201
Zoom Slightly more zoom
Lowest price Cheaper
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Compare the PowerShot SX160 IS vs the PowerShot SX130 IS
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Wide angle Better wide angle
Size Larger
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$219
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS
Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Travel zoom
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Aperture Narrower aperture
Zoom Slightly less zoom
Compare the PowerShot SX200 IS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS
Nikon Coolpix S9500

Nikon Coolpix S9500

Travel zoom

$327
GPS Has a GPS
Wide angle Better wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Fastest shutter speed Significantly slower max shutter speed
Compare the Coolpix S9500 vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

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discussion

Showing 2 comments

Adam (10:25 PM, November 13, 2011)
SX130 (probably also sx210) does have ISO boost. It is "low light" scene mode.
 
Indecisive (8:31 AM, December 21, 2010)
This site gave me more information than all my hours of researching individual reviews for both the SX210 and SX130. I've bookmarked this site for future research!