Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Canon PowerShot SX200 IS vs Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

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"If you are looking for a sleek compact long-range zoom camera, offering solid performance and an extended feature set, while delivering pleasing images under most general conditions, we would recommend the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS as a good solution."
digitalreview.ca | talking about the SX210 IS's overall-performance
"Commonly adjusted camera settings like Metering, My Colours, White Balance, ISO settings, Flash Exposure Compensation, and more are found in the camera's Function Menu and can be quickly accessed."
digitalreview.ca | talking about the SX210 IS's button-layout

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3200 of a second
Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Macro focus
Great macro
0 cm
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3200 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX200 IS

Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 0 cm vs 5 cm
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Almost the same
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Advantages of the Canon SX210 IS

Aperture Wider aperture f/3.1 vs f/3.4
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At its widest zoom, the SX210 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
Zoom More zoom 14x vs 12x
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Around 40% more zoom
Size Smaller 105x59x31 mm vs 103x61x38 mm
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Around 20% smaller
Thickness Thinner 1.3" vs 1.5"
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Around 20% thinner
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Canon PowerShot SX200 IS
56 vs 59
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Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Canon PowerShot SX210 IS
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Zoom Great zoom Help
SX200 IS:12x
SX210 IS:14x
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Fastest shutter speed Very fast max shutter speeds Help
1/3200 of a second
Weight Heavy Help
220 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
SX200 IS:1.5"
SX210 IS:1.3"
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
Size Large Help
SX200 IS:103x61x38 mm
SX210 IS:105x59x31 mm
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
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.

3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
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

$239 - $324

GPS Has a built-in GPS
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $332

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$294 - $299

Zoom Has much more zoom
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Aperture Has a slightly narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$138 - $179

Lowest price Is significantly less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $289

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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
Zoom Less zoom

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant competitors found that are specific to the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS.

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Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Canon PowerShot SX210 IS
Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Canon PowerShot SX210 IS
Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

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