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Canon SX230 HS Alternatives

The SX230 HS comes in at #160 out of 244 in Small Sensor Superzoom cameras. Here is a short recap of the SX230 HS.

12MP 1/2.3" 223 grams 28-392mm (f3.1-5.9)
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS front thumbnailportrait34street60sports36travel61landscape41vlogging34
Portability
91 Imaging
35 Features
43 Overall
38
built-in flash
decently wide (28mm)
excellent zoom range (28-392mm 14.0 x zoom)
features face detect focus
bad battery life (210 CIPA)
does not contain selfie friendly display
external flash not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)

Listed below are numerous competitors to the Canon PowerShot SX230 HS ordered by their overall rank. You are able to browse through a detailed review of every camera or a comparison with the Canon SX230 HS by clicking on the urls at the bottom of each camera card. You can press on the symbol to see a visual comparison or click here to see all of them alongside each other.

#1 Panasonic ZS80
20MP 1/2.3" 327 grams 24-720mm (f3.3-6.4)
Panasonic Lumix DC-ZS80 front thumbnailportrait54street75sports61travel79landscape62vlogging73
Portability
86 Imaging
47 Features
70 Overall
56
better than average battery life (380 CIPA)
built-in flash
decently wide (24mm)
delivers RAW files
external flash not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
has no phase detect auto focus
no headphone jack
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#2 Panasonic ZS70
20MP 1/2.3" 322 grams 24-720mm (f3.3-6.4)
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS70 front thumbnailportrait54street76sports60travel79landscape62vlogging74
Portability
87 Imaging
46 Features
70 Overall
55
better than average battery life (380 CIPA)
built-in flash
decently wide (24mm)
delivers RAW files
external flash not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
has no phase detect auto focus
no headphone jack
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#3 Canon SX740 HS
21MP 1/2.3" 299 grams 24-960mm (f3.3-6.9)
Canon PowerShot SX740 HS front thumbnailportrait48street69sports52travel75landscape53vlogging74
Portability
88 Imaging
48 Features
63 Overall
54
built-in flash
decently wide (24mm)
display is selfie friendly
excellent zoom range (24-960mm 40.0 x zoom)
bad battery life (265 CIPA)
external flash not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
has no phase detect auto focus
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#4 Sony HX99
18MP 1/2.3-inch 242 grams 24-720mm (f3.5-6.4)
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX99 front thumbnailportrait53street77sports58travel76landscape58vlogging76
Portability
91 Imaging
45 Features
67 Overall
53
better than average battery life (360 CIPA)
built-in flash
decently wide (24mm)
delivers RAW files
external flash not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
has no phase detect auto focus
no headphone jack
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#5 Sony HX90V
18MP 1/2.3" 245 grams 24-720mm (f3.5-6.4)
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V front thumbnailportrait45street69sports57travel76landscape53vlogging75
Portability
91 Imaging
43 Features
63 Overall
51
better than average battery life (360 CIPA)
built-in flash
decently wide (24mm)
display is selfie friendly
external flash not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
has no phase detect auto focus
has no RAW format
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#6 Canon SX730 HS
20.3MP 1/2.3" 300 grams 24-960mm (f3.3-6.9)
Canon PowerShot SX730 HS front thumbnailportrait48street69sports48travel72landscape50vlogging74
Portability
88 Imaging
47 Features
59 Overall
51
built-in flash
decently wide (24mm)
display is selfie friendly
excellent zoom range (24-960mm 40.0 x zoom)
bad battery life (250 CIPA)
external flash not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
has no phase detect auto focus
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#7 Panasonic ZS60
18MP 1/2.3" 282 grams 24-720mm (f3.3-6.4)
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS60 front thumbnailportrait53street71sports57travel74landscape59vlogging35
Portability
88 Imaging
44 Features
63 Overall
51
built-in flash
decently wide (24mm)
delivers RAW files
excellent zoom range (24-720mm 30.0 x zoom)
does not contain selfie friendly display
external flash not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
has no phase detect auto focus
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#8 Nikon A900
20MP 1/2.3" 289 grams 24-840mm (f3.4-6.9)
Nikon Coolpix A900 front thumbnailportrait40street69sports56travel74landscape49vlogging34
Portability
88 Imaging
46 Features
58 Overall
50
built-in flash
decently wide (24mm)
excellent zoom range (24-840mm 35.0 x zoom)
features face detect focus
does not contain selfie friendly display
external flash not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
focusing manually not possible
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#9 Nikon A1000
16MP 1/2.3" 330 grams 24-840mm (f3.4-6.9)
Nikon Coolpix A1000 front thumbnailportrait51street74sports49travel72landscape55vlogging72
Portability
86 Imaging
42 Features
64 Overall
50
built-in flash
decently wide (24mm)
delivers RAW files
display is selfie friendly
bad battery life (250 CIPA)
external flash not possible
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
has no phase detect auto focus
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