Canon S200 vs Sony H200

Its time to look more closely at the Canon S200 vs Sony H200, one being a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom by companies Canon and Sony. There is a crucial difference between the image resolutions of the S200 (10MP) and H200 (20MP) and the S200 (1/1.7") and H200 (1/2.3") posses totally different sensor sizes.

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The S200 was brought out 14 months later than the H200 which makes them a generation apart from each other. Each of the cameras feature different body design with the Canon S200 being a Compact camera and the Sony H200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before going into a complete comparison, here is a concise overview of how the S200 scores against the H200 in terms of portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot S200 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H200. The entire galleries are viewable at Canon S200 Gallery and Sony H200 Gallery.

For those who are going to lug around your camera, you need to take into account its weight and volume. The Canon S200 has outside dimensions of 100mm x 59mm x 26mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.0") along with a weight of 181 grams (0.40 lbs) while the Sony H200 has sizing of 123mm x 83mm x 87mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 3.4") with a weight of 530 grams (1.17 lbs).

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Don't forget, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will differ dependant on the lens you have chosen during that time. Below is a front view proportions comparison of the S200 against the H200.

Taking into account size and weight, the portability rating of the S200 and H200 is 93 and 67 respectively.

Often, its difficult to envision the contrast between sensor measurements purely by reading technical specs. The visual below should provide you a better sense of the sensor sizes in the S200 and H200.

As you have seen, each of the cameras feature different megapixels and different sensor measurements. The S200 featuring a bigger sensor will make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Sony H200 will offer you extra detail having its extra 10 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop pictures way more aggressively. The more modern S200 is going to have an advantage when it comes to sensor technology.