Side by Side Comparison Canon PowerShot SX150 IS vs. Canon PowerShot SX240 HS vs. Canon PowerShot SX160 IS vs. Canon PowerShot SX230 HS vs. Canon SX220 HS vs. Canon PowerShot SX210 IS vs. Canon PowerShot SX200 IS: Digital Photography Review

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Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

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Basic Information

Buying options

Review / Preview

Announced

Body type

Sensor

Max resolution

Other resolutions

Image ratio w:h

Effective pixels

Sensor photo detectors

Sensor size

Sensor type

Processor

Color filter array

Image

ISO

White balance presets

Custom white balance

Image stabilization

Uncompressed format

JPEG quality levels

File format

Optics & Focus

Focal length (equiv.)

Optical zoom

Maximum aperture

Autofocus

Autofocus assist lamp

Digital zoom

Manual focus

Normal focus range

Macro focus range

Number of focus points

Screen / viewfinder

Articulated LCD

Screen size

Screen dots

Touch screen

Screen type

Live view

Viewfinder type

Photography features

Minimum shutter speed

Maximum shutter speed

Aperture priority

Shutter priority

Manual exposure mode

Subject / scene modes

Exposure modes

Scene modes

Built-in flash

Flash range

External flash

Flash modes

Drive modes

Continuous drive

Self-timer

Metering modes

Exposure compensation

WB Bracketing

Videography features

Resolutions

Format

Videography notes

Microphone

Speaker

Storage

Storage types

Storage included

Connectivity

USB

HDMI

Wireless

Remote control

Physical

Environmentally sealed

Battery

Battery description

Battery Life (CIPA)

Weight (inc. batteries)

Dimensions

Other features

Orientation sensor

Timelapse recording

GPS


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67% DPReview score Read review ... May 15, 2012			77% DPReview score Read group review ... Jul 20, 2011		68% DPReview score Read group review ... Jun 16, 2010	Read group review ... May 14, 2009
Aug 23, 2011	Feb 7, 2012	Aug 21, 2012	Feb 7, 2011	Feb 7, 2011	Feb 8, 2010	Feb 18, 2009

Compact	Compact	Compact	Compact	Compact	Compact	Compact

4320 x 3240	4000 x 3000	4608 x 3456	4000 x 3000	4000 x 3000	4320 x 3240	4000 x 3000
4320 x 3240, 3744 x 2104, 3072 x 2304, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480, 320 x 240	4000 x 3000, 4000 x 2248, 4000 x 2664, 2992 x 2992, 2816 x 2112, 2816 x 1880, 2816 x 1584, 2112 x 2112, 1920 x 1080, 1600 x 1200, 1600 x 1064, 1200 x 1200, 640 x 480, 640 x 424, 640 x 360, 480 x 480		4000 x 3000, 4000 x 2248, 4000 x 2664, 2992 x 2992, 2816 x 2112, 2816 x 1880, 2816 x 1584, 2112 x 2112, 1920 x 1080, 1600 x 1200, 1600 x 1064, 1200 x 1200, 640 x 480, 640 x 424, 640 x 360, 480 x 480	4000 x 3000, 4000 x 2248, 4000 x 2664, 2992 x 2992, 2816 x 2112, 2816 x 1880, 2816 x 1584, 2112 x 2112, 1920 x 1080, 1600 x 1200, 1600 x 1064, 1200 x 1200, 640 x 480, 640 x 424, 640 x 360, 480 x 480	4320 x 2432, 3456 x 2592, 2592 x 1944, 2144 x 1608, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480	4000 x 2248, 3264 x 2448, 2592 x 1944, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480, 320 x 140
4:3, 3:2	1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9	1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9	1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9	1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9	4:3, 16:9	4:3, 16:9
14 megapixels	12 megapixels	16 megapixels	12 megapixels	12 megapixels	14 megapixels	12 megapixels
		17 megapixels			15 megapixels
1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)	1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)	1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)	1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)	1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)	1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)	1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)
CCD	BSI-CMOS	CCD	BSI-CMOS	BSI-CMOS	CCD	CCD
Digic 4	Digic 5	Digic 4	DIGIC 4 with iSAPS technology	DIGIC 4 with iSAPS technology	Digic 4
	Primary color filter

Auto, 80 ,100, 200, 400, 800, 1600	Auto 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200	Auto,100, 200, 400, 800, 1600	Auto 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200	Auto 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200	Auto, 80 ,100, 200, 400, 800, 1600	Auto, 80 ,100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
5	6	5	6	6	5	5
Yes	Yes (1)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Optical	Optical	Optical	Optical	Optical	Optical	Optical
No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Fine, Normal	Fine, Normal	Superfine, Fine	Fine, Normal	Fine, Normal	Fine, Normal	Fine, Normal
	JPEG (Exif 2.3)	JPEG v2.3

28–336 mm	25–500 mm	28–448 mm	28–392 mm	28–392 mm	28–392 mm	28–336 mm
12×	20×	16×	14×	14×	14×	12×
F3.4–5.6	F3.5–6.8	F3.5–5.9	F3.1–5.9	F3.1–5.9	F3.1–5.9	F3.4–5.3
Contrast Detect (sensor) Multi-area Center Tracking Single Face Detection Live View	Contrast Detect (sensor) Multi-area Center Tracking Single Continuous Face Detection	Contrast Detect (sensor) Multi-area Center Tracking Single Face Detection Live View	Contrast Detect (sensor) Multi-area Center Tracking Single Continuous Face Detection Live View	Contrast Detect (sensor) Multi-area Center Tracking Single Continuous Face Detection Live View	Contrast Detect (sensor) Single Live View	Contrast Detect (sensor) Single Live View
	Yes
Yes (4x)	Yes (4x)	Yes (4x)	Yes (4x)	Yes (4x)	Yes (4x)	Yes (4x)
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
					50 cm (19.69″)
1 cm (0.39″)	5 cm (1.97″)	1 cm (0.39″)	5 cm (1.97″)	5 cm (1.97″)	5 cm (1.97″)	0 cm (0″)
	9		9	9	9	9

Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed
3″	3″	3″	3″	3″	3″	3″
230,000	461,000	230,000	461,000	461,000	230,000	230,000
No	No	No	No	No	No	No
	PureColor II TFT LCD	TFT Color LCD	PureColor II TG TFT LCD	PureColor II TG TFT LCD
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
None	None	None	None	None	None	None

15 sec	15 sec	15 sec	15 sec	15 sec	15 sec	15 sec
1/2500 sec	1/3200 sec	1/3200 sec	1/3200 sec	1/3200 sec	1/3200 sec	1/3200 sec
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
	Smart Auto Program Shutter priority Aperture priority Manual Live View Control Easy Movie Digest SCN	Auto Program Shutter priority Aperture priority Manual Scene Creative Filter Discreet Movie
	Portrait Smooth Skin Smart Shutter (Smile, Wink Self-Timer, FaceSelf-Timer) High- speed Burst HQ Handheld Night Scene Low Light (3.0MP) Underwater Snow Fireworks Stitch Assist	Portrait Face Self-timer Low Light Snow Fireworks
Yes (Pop-up)	Yes	Yes (Pop-up)	Yes	Yes	Yes (Pop-up)	Yes (Pop-up)
3.00 m	3.50 m	3.00 m	3.50 m	3.50 m	3.50 m	3.20 m
No	Yes (optional HF-DC2)	No	No	No	No	No
Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync	Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync	Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync	Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync	Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync	Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in, Slow Syncro, Manual (3 levels)	Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in, Slow Syncro, Manual
	Single Auto drive Continuous Continuous with AF Self-Timer	Single Continuous Self-timer
0.9 fps	2.4 fps	0.8 fps	3.2 fps	3.2 fps	0.7 fps	0.8 fps
Yes (2 or 10 sec, Custom)	Yes (2 or 10 sec, Custom)	Yes (2 or 10 sec, Custom)	Yes (2 or 10 sec, Custom)	Yes (2 or 10 sec, Custom)	Yes (2 sec or 10 sec, Custom)	Yes (2 sec or 10 sec, Custom)
Multi Center-weighted Spot	Multi Center-weighted Spot	Multi Center-weighted Spot	Multi Center-weighted Spot	Multi Center-weighted Spot	Multi Center-weighted Spot	Multi Center-weighted Spot
±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)	±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)	±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)	±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)	±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)	±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)	±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
	No	No	No	No

1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps), 160 x 120 (15 fps)	1920 x 1080 (24 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30, 120 fps), 320 x 240 (240 fps)	1280 x 720 (30, 25 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)	1920 x 1080 (24fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 120 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 240 fps)	1920 x 1080 (24fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30,120 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 240 fps)	1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)	1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
H.264	H.264	H.264	H.264	H.264	H.264	Motion JPEG
	Miniature Effect (HD, L) 6fps, 3fps, 1.5 fps iFrame Movie (HD)	Miniature Effect (HD, L) 6fps, 3fps, 1.5 fps
Stereo	Stereo	Stereo	Stereo	Stereo	Stereo	Mono
None	Mono	Mono

SD/SDHC/SDXC	SD/SDHC/SDXC	SD/SDHC/SDXC	SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC/MMCplus/HC MMCplus	SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC/ MMCplus/HC MMCplus	SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC/MMCplus/MMCplus HC	SD/SDHC/MMC/MMCplus/MMCplus HC
					No	Unknown

USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)	USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
No	Yes (Mini)	No	Yes (Mini Connector)	Yes (Mini Connector)	Yes	Yes
Eye-Fi Connected		Eye-Fi Connected	Eye-Fi Connected		Eye-Fi Connected
No	No	No	No	No

No	No	No			No	No
AA	Battery Pack	AA	Battery Pack	Battery Pack	Battery Pack	Battery Pack
2 x AA batteries (NiMH recommended)	Lithium-Ion NB-6L rechargeable battery & charger	2 x AA batteries	Lithium-Ion NB-5L rechargeable battery & charger	Lithium-Ion NB-5L rechargeable battery & charger	Lithium-Ion NB-5L battery & charger	Lithium-Ion NB-5L battery & charger
	230	380	210	210
306 g (0.67 lb / 10.79 oz)	224 g (0.49 lb / 7.90 oz)	291 g (0.64 lb / 10.26 oz)	223 g (0.49 lb / 7.87 oz)		220 g (0.49 lb / 7.76 oz)	247 g (0.54 lb / 8.71 oz)
113 x 73 x 46 mm (4.45 x 2.87 x 1.81″)	106 x 61 x 33 mm (4.17 x 2.4 x 1.3″)	111 x 73 x 44 mm (4.37 x 2.87 x 1.73″)	106 x 62 x 33 mm (4.17 x 2.44 x 1.3″)	106 x 59 x 33 mm (4.17 x 2.32 x 1.3″)	103 x 61 x 38 mm (4.06 x 2.4 x 1.5″)	103 x 61 x 38 mm (4.06 x 2.4 x 1.5″)

Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
No	No	No	No	No
None	None	None	Built-in	None	None	None