Updated (September, 2011): Compare the Canon PowerShot SX200 IS vs Canon Powershot SX40

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

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"HD image quality is excellent and the stereo mics do a good job of picking up voices at distances of up to several metres."
cameralabs.com | talking about the SX30 IS's video-quality
"The PowerShot SX30 IS is a super-zoom truly worthy of the name. It will, without doubt, prove even more popular than its predecessors."
cameralabs.com | talking about the SX30 IS's overall-performance

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.7
Zoom
Great zoom
35x
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
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

Size
Really small
Compact 103x61x38 mm
Thickness
Thin
1.5"
Weight
Light-weight
220 g

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX200 IS

Size Much smaller 103x61x38 mm vs 123x92x108 mm
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5.1x smaller
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Thickness Much thinner 1.5" vs 4.3"
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2.8x thinner
Weight Much lighter 220 g vs 601 g
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2.7x lighter
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Advantages of the Canon SX30 IS

Zoom Much more zoom 35x vs 12x
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More than 8.5x more zoom
Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.7 vs f/3.4
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At its widest zoom, the SX30 IS's lens captures slightly more light (0.7 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
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 24 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
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
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Canon PowerShot SX30 IS Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX30 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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similarities

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
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v

Super zoom

$409

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Wide angle Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens
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 PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Lowest price Is much less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Weight Is slightly 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 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 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
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Travel zoom

Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Longest exposure Longer exposures
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
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 SX30 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Sensor size Slightly smaller sensor
Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix HS20

Super zoom

$299 - $335

Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Significantly less zoom
Size Larger
Nikon Coolpix P510

Nikon Coolpix P510

Super zoom

$397 - $400

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
External flash No external flash support
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100

Super zoom

$611

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Zoom Much less zoom
Wide angle Worse wide angle

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