Canon PowerShot
SX200 IS
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Canon PowerShot
SX20 IS
SX200 IS
SX20 IS
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recommendations
Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price
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Canon PowerShot SX200 IS |
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Canon PowerShot SX20 IS |  |
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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. |
differences
Reasons to consider the Canon SX200 IS |
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Much smaller | 103x61x38 mm | vs | 128x88x87 mm |  |
More than 4x smaller | ||||
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Much larger screen | 3.0" | vs | 2.5" | |
More than 20% larger screen | ||||
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Much lighter | 220 g | vs | 600 g | |
More than 2.5x lighter | ||||
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Much thinner | 1.5" | vs | 3.4" | |
Around 2.5x thinner | ||||
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Cheaper | $254.95 | vs | $369.00 | |
The best price we've seen is $114 cheaper (more than 40% less) | ||||
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Reasons to consider the Canon SX20 IS |
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Significantly more zoom | 20x | vs | 12x | |
Around 3x more zoom | ||||
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Significantly wider aperture | f/2.8 | vs | f/3.4 | |
At its widest zoom, the SX20 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.6 f-stops) | ||||
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Supports an external flash | Yes | vs | No | |
An external flash often produces better looking flash images | ||||
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Has a viewfinder | Digital | vs | None | |
A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off | ||||
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Supports continuous shooting | 0.7 fps | vs | None | |
Allows taking many pictures in rapid succession | ||||
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similarities
Compared to recent digicams
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competitors
Shared Competitors |
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Nikon Coolpix P100Super zoom $339 - $400 |
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Canon PowerShot SX210 ISTravel zoom $329 - $350 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35Super zoom $315 - $414 |
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Canon PowerShot G11Pro digicam $447 - $520 |
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Nikon Coolpix L110Super zoom $238 - $280 |
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Canon PowerShot SX120 ISTravel zoom $157 - $242 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3Travel zoom $287 - $300 |
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Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Competitors |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7Travel zoom $275 - $400 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5Travel zoom $222 - $300 |
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Nikon Coolpix S8000Travel zoom $248 - $300 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55Travel zoom $217 - $230 |
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Canon PowerShot S90Pro digicam $340 - $391 |
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Canon PowerShot SX20 IS Competitors |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1Super zoom $350 - $380 |
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Canon PowerShot SX1 ISSuper zoom $600 |
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Fujifilm FinePix HS10Super zoom $410 - $430 |
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Olympus SP-800 UZSuper zoom $257 - $350 |
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