Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Canon PowerShot SX220 HS vs Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

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"The 14 megapixel sensor combined with the camera's metering system offers good image quality from 80 to 200 ISO"
digitalreview.ca | talking about the SX210 IS's image-quality
"If you are looking for a sleek compact long-range zoom camera, offering solid performance and an extended feature set, while delivering pleasing images under most general conditions, we would recommend the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS as a good solution."
digitalreview.ca | talking about the SX210 IS's overall-performance

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3200 of a second
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8

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Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8

Longest exposure
Long exposures
60 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX210 IS

Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Zoom More zoom 14x vs 12x
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Around 40% more zoom
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.1 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the SX210 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/3200s vs 1/1300s
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2.5x faster max shutter speed
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
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Almost the same
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Learn more about
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Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-TZ8

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 25 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
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
Macro focus Better macro capability 3 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 2.3 fps vs 0.7 fps
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Around 3.5x faster continuous shooting
Longest exposure Much longer exposures 60s vs 15s
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4x longer exposures
Lowest price Cheaper $241.03 vs $293.99
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The best price we've seen is $53 cheaper (around 20% less)
Weight Slightly lighter 214 g vs 220 g
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Almost the same
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8 Learn more about
the Panasonic DMC-TZ8
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Canon PowerShot SX210 IS
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8 Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8
Green arrow Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Zoom Great zoom Help
SX210 IS:14x
DMC-TZ8:12x
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Weight Heavy Help
SX210 IS:220 g
DMC-TZ8:214 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
1.3"
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Size Large Help
SX210 IS:105x59x31 mm
DMC-TZ8:103x60x32 mm
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
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.

3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
SX210 IS:0.7 fps
DMC-TZ8:2.3 fps
High-speed framerate No high speed movie support Help
Not supported
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $332

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Wide angle Has a slightly narrower wide angle lens
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Travel zoom

$272 - $305

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $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 IXUS 220 HS

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Compact

$163 - $228

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Zoom Has significantly less zoom
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ10

Travel zoom

$650

GPS Has a built-in GPS
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is much more expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ20

Travel zoom

$273 - $386

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
GPS Has a built-in GPS
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$130 - $245

Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

GPS Has a GPS
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Slightly larger
Thickness Slightly thicker
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$299

GPS Has a GPS
Zoom Much more zoom
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Lowest price Significantly cheaper
Size Much larger
Aperture Narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Travel zoom

Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Aperture Narrower aperture
Zoom Less zoom

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ8 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7

Travel zoom

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen
Size Slightly larger
Weight Heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30

Panasonic Lumix TZ30

Travel zoom

$434 - $474

Zoom Much more zoom
GPS Has a GPS
True resolution Lower true resolution
Lowest price Significantly more expensive
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ6

Travel zoom

Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Movie format Lower resolution movies

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