Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Zoom
Great zoom
12x
Macro focus
Great macro
0 cm
Weight
Light-weight
220 g
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3200 of a second
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZX1

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZX1

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
25 mm
Size
Really small
Compact 98x55x26 mm
Thickness
Thin
1"
Weight
Light-weight
158 g
Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX200 IS

Zoom More zoom 12x vs 8x
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Around 2.5x more zoom
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Macro focus Better macro capability 0 cm vs 3 cm
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Almost the same
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/3200s vs 1/2000s
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Around 40% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-ZX1

Size Much smaller 98x55x26 mm vs 103x61x38 mm
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More than 40% smaller
Wide angle Better wide angle 25 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Thickness Much thinner 1" vs 1.5"
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More than 30% thinner
Weight Significantly lighter 158 g vs 220 g
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Around 30% lighter
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/3.3 vs f/3.4
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At its widest zoom, the DMC-ZX1's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 15s
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4x longer exposures
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

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Uses Travel score Travel
On holiday or vacation
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Fast action, sometimes indoors
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Features Low light image quality Low light image quality
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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
SX200 IS:0 cm
DMC-ZX1:3 cm
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Zoom Poor zoom Help
SX200 IS:12x
DMC-ZX1:8x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$219 - $304

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$414 - $430

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$369

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Canon IXUS 220 HS

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Compact

$193 - $280

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

Travel zoom

Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$179 - $197

Zoom Has much more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$305 - $379

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Lowest price More expensive
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Zoom More zoom
Aperture Wider aperture
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Lowest price More expensive
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$169 - $199

Lowest price Cheaper
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier
Nikon Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

$300

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Zoom Less zoom
Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$339 - $350

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZX1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Pro digicam

$584 - $600

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Much wider aperture
Size Much larger
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Samsung EX1

Samsung EX1

Pro digicam

$432

Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Aperture Much wider aperture
Weight Much heavier
Size Significantly larger
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$320 - $468

Aperture Much wider aperture
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Size Much larger
Zoom Less zoom
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZX3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZX3

Travel zoom

$216 - $288

Lowest price Slightly cheaper
Fastest shutter speed Much slower max shutter speed
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF3

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$550 body only

$439 with 14-42mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Size Much larger
Image stabilization No image stabilization

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