Canon SX20 IS vs SX210 IS

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Advantages of the Canon SX20 IS

Has a flip-out screen

Yes

Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies

Wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.1

At its widest zoom, the SX20 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)

More zoom

20x

14x

More than 2x more zoom

Significantly better macro capability

0 cm

5 cm

Almost the same

Supports an external flash

Yes

An external flash often produces better looking flash images

Has a viewfinder

Digital

None

A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off

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the Canon SX20 IS

Advantages of the Canon SX210 IS

Much smaller

105x59x31 mm

128x88x87 mm

4.9x smaller

Much larger screen

3.0"

2.5"

More than 20% larger screen

Much lighter

220 g

600 g

2.7x lighter

Much thinner

1.3"

3.4"

2.7x thinner

Much cheaper

$293.99

$742.23

The best price we've seen is $448 cheaper (2.5x less)

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the Canon SX210 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

39	vs	38
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Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a super zoom with a travel zoom.

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Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	Fast max shutter speeds
	1/3200 of a second

	No boost ISO
	Lacks boost light sensitivity

Very expensive

SX20 IS:	$742.23
SX210 IS:	$293.99

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Slow continuous shooting
	0.7 fps

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	1,600 ISO

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

	Poor wide angle
	28 mm

	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	720p @ 30fps

competitors

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $324

Records higher quality movies

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Significantly worse macro focusing

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Has way more more zoom

Records higher quality movies

Is thicker

Is much heavier

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Super zoom

$420

Has way more more zoom

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX30 IS vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX30 IS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$138 - $179

Is significantly less expensive

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$144 - $245

Is significantly less expensive

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX130 IS vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX130 IS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $215

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a much higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Nikon Coolpix P100

Super zoom

Much larger screen

Higher resolution movies

Worse image stabilization

No external flash support

Compare the Coolpix P100 vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Supports 24p

Much larger sensor

Significantly less zoom

Worse macro capability

Compare the PowerShot G12 vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Super zoom

Higher resolution movies

Significantly larger screen

Slightly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX1 IS vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Fujifilm FinePix HS20

Super zoom

$299 - $335

Significantly more zoom

Much larger screen

Significantly larger

Worse image stabilization

Compare the FinePix HS20 vs the PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $332

Higher resolution movies

Supports 24p

Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Much wider aperture

Higher resolution movies

Less zoom

Slightly more shutter lag

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$294 - $299

Higher resolution movies

Supports 24p

Narrower aperture

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Travel zoom

Significantly better macro capability

Narrower aperture

Slightly less zoom

Compare the PowerShot SX200 IS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

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Canon PowerShotSX20 IS vs Canon PowerShotSX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX20 IS

Advantages of the Canon SX210 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon Powershot SX40

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Nikon Coolpix L120

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P100

Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Fujifilm FinePix HS20

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

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Canon PowerShot
SX20 IS
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Canon PowerShot
SX210 IS