Updated (August, 2011): Compare the Canon PowerShot SX150 IS vs Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290

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

Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2500 of a second
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290

Size
Really small
Compact 98x57x23 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.9"
Weight
Light-weight
167 g

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX130 IS

Macro focus Much better macro capability 1 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 10x closer to the lens
Zoom More zoom 12x vs 5x
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Around 6x more zoom
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/2500s vs 1/1600s
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Around 40% faster max shutter speed
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 2s
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7.5x longer exposures
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS Learn more about
the Canon SX130 IS

Advantages of the Sony DSC-W290

Size Smaller 98x57x23 mm vs 113x73x46 mm
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3x smaller
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/3.3 vs f/3.4
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At its widest zoom, the DSC-W290's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The DSC-W290's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Weight Lighter 167 g vs 308 g
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Around 50% lighter
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 1.8"
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2x thinner
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 1.8 fps vs 1 fps
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80% faster continuous shooting
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 Learn more about
the Sony DSC-W290
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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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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX130 IS. 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 compact.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
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
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
SX130 IS:1 fps
DSC-W290:1.8 fps
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

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$150 - $159

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$180

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Zoom More zoom
Size Larger
Thickness Significantly thicker
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Zoom Less zoom
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 PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Lowest price More expensive

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W290 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-W570

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Sony NEX-5N

Sony NEX-5N

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$598 - $600 body only

$698 - $700 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Built-in flash No built-in flash
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300

Compact

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Ultra compact

$164 - $183

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Wide angle Better wide angle
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W200

Compact

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Screen size Much smaller screen

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