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
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

Longest exposure
Long exposures
30 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX200 IS

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 38 mm
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Around 30% better wide angle
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/3.4 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the SX200 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Size Smaller 103x61x38 mm vs 107x69x47 mm
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More than 30% smaller
Macro focus Better macro capability 0 cm vs 2 cm
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Almost the same
Zoom Slightly more zoom 12x vs 10x
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More than 40% more zoom
Thickness Thinner 1.5" vs 1.9"
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Around 20% thinner
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/3200s vs 1/2000s
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Around 40% faster max shutter speed
Weight Slightly lighter 220 g vs 250 g
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More than 10% lighter
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the Canon SX200 IS

Advantages of the Sony DSC-H20

Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The DSC-H20's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Longest exposure Longer exposures 30s vs 15s
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2x longer exposures
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 Learn more about
the Sony DSC-H20
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Canon PowerShot SX200 IS
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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 digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
SX200 IS:0 cm
DSC-H20:2 cm
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
SX200 IS:f/3.4
DSC-H20:f/3.5

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
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
SX200 IS:28 mm
DSC-H20:38 mm

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$289 - $328

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$359 - $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 PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$127 - $245

Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$179 - $197

Zoom Has slightly 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
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

Travel zoom

$200 - $245

Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$389 - $500

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Weight Is significantly heavier

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 SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$219 - $304

GPS Has a GPS
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Aperture Wider aperture
Zoom Slightly more zoom
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Lowest price Slightly more expensive
Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$339 - $350

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$169 - $199

Lowest price Cheaper
Size Larger
Macro focus Worse macro capability

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix HS20

Super zoom

$305 - $475

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier
Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$170 - $201

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Size Smaller
Macro focus Worse macro capability
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10

Travel zoom

True resolution Much lower true resolution
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H1

Super zoom

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Wide angle Better wide angle
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Screen size Much smaller screen
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v

Super zoom

$428

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier

appearance

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20
Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20
Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20

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