Updated (January, 2011): Compare the Canon PowerShot SX200 IS vs Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

GPS
Built-in GPS
Great for travel
Movie format
Full HD
1080p @ 30fps
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
10 fps
Sensor type
CMOS Sensor
Better in low light
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

True resolution Significantly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9 MP
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Capture around 10% more detail in your photos
Zoom More zoom 12x vs 10x
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More than 40% more zoom
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 0 cm vs 5 cm
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Almost the same
Sensor size Larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.5" 6.3x4.2mm
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Around 10% larger sensor
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)
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/3200s vs 1/1600s
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2x faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-HX5

GPS Has a GPS Yes vs No
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Automatically geotags your photos when traveling
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 25 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 30fps vs 720p @ 30fps
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Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video
Size Significantly smaller 102x58x29 mm vs 103x61x38 mm
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Around 30% smaller
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Thickness Significantly thinner 1.1" vs 1.5"
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More than 20% thinner
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The DSC-HX5's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Weight Lighter 200 g vs 220 g
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Around 10% lighter
Longest exposure Longer exposures 30s vs 15s
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2x longer exposures
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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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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5.

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by Vignesh-Selvaraj last week
Canon SX200 IS vs Sony DSC-H55

great family photos and tour photos.Recemmend me a camera under 15000

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Weight Heavy Help
SX200 IS:220 g
DSC-HX5:200 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
SX200 IS:1.5"
DSC-HX5:1.1"
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Size Large Help
SX200 IS:103x61x38 mm
DSC-HX5:102x58x29 mm
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots

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
Zoom Poor zoom Help
SX200 IS:12x
DSC-HX5:10x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX7V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Travel zoom

$321

Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
HDR Has in-camera HDR
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $324

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Thickness Is thicker
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $332

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Thickness Is thicker
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Size Is significantly smaller
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

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 S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

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 SX200 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

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

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$138 - $179

Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$180

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
True resolution Significantly higher true resolution
GPS No built-in GPS
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7

Travel zoom

$361

True resolution Significantly higher true resolution
Zoom More zoom
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Sensor type Has a CCD-family sensor
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V

Travel zoom

$399

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Size Significantly larger
Weight Significantly heavier
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX10V

Travel zoom

$328

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Size Larger
Weight Heavier

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Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5
Canon PowerShot SX200 IS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5

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