Updated (September, 2010): Compare the Canon PowerShot SX200 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
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Digital
External flash
External flash
Better lighting
Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Size
Really small
Compact 103x61x38 mm
Thickness
Thin
1.5"
Weight
Light-weight
220 g

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX200 IS

Screen size Much larger screen 3.0" vs 2.5"
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More than 20% larger screen
Size Much smaller 103x61x38 mm vs 128x88x87 mm
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4.1x smaller
Weight Much lighter 220 g vs 600 g
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2.7x lighter
Thickness Much thinner 1.5" vs 3.4"
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2.3x 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
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Canon PowerShot SX200 IS
37 vs 39
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Canon PowerShot SX20 IS Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX20 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 super zoom.

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
0 cm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Fastest shutter speed Fast max shutter speeds Help
1/3200 of a second
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
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 SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $324

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Light sensitivity Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity
Weight Is significantly heavier
Size Is slightly larger
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 SX1 IS

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Super zoom

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Continuous shooting Shoots faster continuously
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$138 - $179

Lowest price Is much less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Weight Is slightly heavier
Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix HS20

Super zoom

$299 - $335

Zoom Has much more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v

Super zoom

$409

Zoom Has much more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Aperture Wider aperture
Zoom Slightly more zoom
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Much wider aperture
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Less zoom
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $332

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Aperture Much wider aperture
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Zoom Less zoom
Nikon Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

$100

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Zoom Much more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Larger
Thickness Thicker
Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Super zoom

$420

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Size Larger
Thickness Thicker
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

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