Canon SX200 IS vs Sony H200

Below is a extended overview of the Canon SX200 IS versus Sony H200, both Small Sensor Superzoom cameras by rivals Canon and Sony. There exists a sizeable gap among the sensor resolutions of the SX200 IS (12MP) and H200 (20MP) but they enjoy the exact same sensor dimensions (1/2.3").

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The SX200 IS was manufactured 4 years before the H200 and that is a fairly large gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Each of these cameras come with different body type with the Canon SX200 IS being a Compact camera and the Sony H200 being a SLR-like (bridge) camera.

Before getting in to a full comparison, below is a simple overview of how the SX200 IS matches up against the H200 for portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery photos for Canon PowerShot SX200 IS and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H200. The entire galleries are provided at Canon SX200 IS Gallery and Sony H200 Gallery.

When you are intending to lug around your camera frequently, you're going to have to think about its weight and volume. The Canon SX200 IS offers outside dimensions of 103mm x 61mm x 38mm (4.1" x 2.4" x 1.5") accompanied by a weight of 247 grams (0.54 lbs) while the Sony H200 has sizing of 123mm x 83mm x 87mm (4.8" x 3.3" x 3.4") having a weight of 530 grams (1.17 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary depending on the lens you have at the time. Here is the front view measurements comparison of the SX200 IS and the H200.

Factoring in dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the SX200 IS and H200 is 90 and 67 respectively.

Quite often, it's hard to envision the difference in sensor measurements simply by looking through a spec sheet. The visual underneath may provide you a stronger sense of the sensor sizes in the SX200 IS and H200.

As you can see, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit not the same resolution. You should count on the Sony H200 to result in extra detail due to its extra 8 Megapixels. Higher resolution will help you crop pictures somewhat more aggressively. The older SX200 IS will be disadvantaged when it comes to sensor tech.