recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Canon PowerShot SX200 IS
61 vs 57
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX200 IS.

differences

Reasons to consider the Canon SX200 IS

Wide-angle Much better wide-angle 28 mm vs 38 mm
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Around 40% better wide-angle
Zoom Slightly more zoom 12x vs 10x
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More than 40% more zoom
Size Smaller 103x61x38 mm vs 107x69x47 mm
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Around 50% smaller
Macro focus Better macro capability 0 cm vs 2 cm
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Almost the same
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/3.4 vs f/3.5
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Almost the same
Thickness Thinner 1.5" vs 1.9"
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More than 20% thinner
Weight Slightly lighter 220 g vs 250 g
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More than 10% lighter
Lowest price Cheaper $254.95 vs $324.80
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The best price we've seen is $70 cheaper (around 30% less)
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/3200s vs 1/2000s
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60% faster max shutter speed
Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Learn more about
the Canon SX200 IS

Reasons to consider 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
Continuous shooting Supports continuous shooting 1.8 fps vs None
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Allows taking many pictures in rapid succession
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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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Screen size Large screens Help
3.0"
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
SX200 IS:0 cm
DSC-H20:2 cm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensivity
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.

Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H55

Travel zoom

$217 - $230

Wide-angle Has a much wider wide-angle lens
Size Is slightly smaller
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Travel zoom

$157 - $242

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Lowest price Is significantly less expensive
True resolution Takes much lower resolution photos
Weight Is slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix L110

Nikon Coolpix L110

Super zoom

$238 - $280

Wide-angle Has a much wider wide-angle lens
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Travel zoom

$287 - $300

Wide-angle Has a much wider wide-angle lens
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot S90

Canon PowerShot S90

Pro digicam

$340 - $391

Wide-angle Has a much 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 PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Super zoom

$369 - $413

Wide-angle Has a much wider wide-angle lens
Zoom Has much more zoom
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot G11

Canon PowerShot G11

Pro digicam

$447 - $520

Wide-angle Has a much wider wide-angle lens
Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Weight Is significantly heavier

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$329 - $350

Aperture Wider aperture
Zoom More zoom
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Lowest price More expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$275 - $400

GPS Has a GPS
Wide-angle Better wide-angle
Macro focus Worse macro capability
True resolution Slightly lower resolution
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS5

Travel zoom

$222 - $300

Wide-angle Better wide-angle
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Nikon Coolpix S8000

Nikon Coolpix S8000

Travel zoom

$248 - $300

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Continuous shooting Supports continuous shooting
Wide-angle Worse wide-angle
Zoom Slightly less zoom

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Super zoom

$350 - $380

Wide-angle Much better wide-angle
Zoom Significantly more zoom
Size Much larger
Sensor size Significantly smaller sensor
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50

Super zoom

Wide-angle Significantly better wide-angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Size Significantly larger

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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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