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Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

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"HD image quality is excellent and the stereo mics do a good job of picking up voices at distances of up to several metres."
cameralabs.com | talking about the SX30 IS's video-quality
"The PowerShot SX30 IS is a super-zoom truly worthy of the name. It will, without doubt, prove even more popular than its predecessors."
cameralabs.com | talking about the SX30 IS's overall-performance

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Zoom
Great zoom
35x
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
External flash
External flash
Better lighting
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

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Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

Size
Really small
Prosumer size 115x83x92 mm
Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/4000 of a second
Longest exposure
Long exposures
30 seconds

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX30 IS

Zoom Much more zoom 35x vs 20x
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More than 3x more zoom
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 24 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
True resolution Much higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 8.1 MP
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Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos
Sensor size Significantly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.7" 5.6x4.2mm
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More than 20% larger sensor
External flash Supports an external flash Yes vs No
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An external flash often produces better looking flash images
Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/2.7 vs f/2.8
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At its widest zoom, the SX30 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Macro focus Better macro capability 0 cm vs 1 cm
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Almost the same
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Advantages of the Sony DSC-HX1

Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies 1440 x 1080 @ 30fps vs 720p @ 30fps
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Shoots higher resolution standard resolution video
Size Smaller 115x83x92 mm vs 123x92x108 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
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly faster 10 fps vs 1.1 fps
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More than 9x faster continuous shooting
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The DSC-HX1's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Thickness Thinner 3.6" vs 4.3"
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More than 10% thinner
Weight Lighter 544 g vs 601 g
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Around 10% lighter
Lowest price Cheaper $355.00 vs $419.99
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The best price we've seen is $65 cheaper (around 20% less)
Longest exposure Longer exposures 30s vs 15s
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2x longer exposures
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/4000s vs 1/3200s
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20% faster max shutter speed
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 Learn more about
the Sony DSC-HX1
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX30 IS.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Screen flips out Flip-out screens Help
Great for movies
Aperture Wide aperture Help
SX30 IS:f/2.7
DSC-HX1:f/2.8
Zoom Great zoom Help
SX30 IS:35x
DSC-HX1:20x
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
SX30 IS:0 cm
DSC-HX1:1 cm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Viewfinder Both have digital viewfinders Help
Digital
Fastest shutter speed Fast max shutter speeds Help
SX30 IS:1/3200s
DSC-HX1:1/4000s
Lowest price Very expensive Help
SX30 IS:$419.99
DSC-HX1:$355.00
Weight Heavy Help
SX30 IS:601 g
DSC-HX1:544 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
SX30 IS:4.3"
DSC-HX1:3.6"
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Size Large Help
SX30 IS:123x92x108 mm
DSC-HX1:115x83x92 mm
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
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots

Compared to recent super zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Supports RAW No RAW support Help
Less editing fidelity
External mic jack Neither has an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is slightly larger
Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Image stabilization Has worse image stabilization
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v

Super zoom

$409

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Wide angle Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens
Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix HS20

Super zoom

$299 - $335

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Nikon Coolpix P100

Nikon Coolpix P100

Super zoom

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Image stabilization Has worse image stabilization
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Size Is slightly smaller
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Viewfinder Doesn't have a viewfinder
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX200V

Super zoom

$399

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Wide angle Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P510

Nikon Coolpix P510

Super zoom

$397 - $400

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
External flash No external flash support
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100

Super zoom

$611

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Zoom Much less zoom
Wide angle Worse wide angle

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon D5100

Nikon D5100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $597 body only

$600 - $697 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower

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Canon PowerShot SX30 IS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1
Canon PowerShot SX30 IS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1
Canon PowerShot SX30 IS Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1

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