Canon S110
Premium Compact Camera
 vs Sony HX30
Compact Superzoom Camera

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot S110

Best price $448
  • Weighs a little bit less than the HX30 6.98 oz vs 9 oz
  • Smaller body size 10 in³ vs 15 in³
  • Thinner body for better pocket fit 1.06″ vs 1.375″
  • Significantly cheaper street price $448 vs $935
  • Significantly larger image sensor 43 mm² vs 28 mm²
  • Has RAW image capture HX30 does not have RAW capture
Find out more about the Canon PowerShot S110

What’s good about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V

Best price
$935
  • 60% more battery life 320 shots vs 200 shots
  • Higher sensor resolution 18.2 MP vs 12.1 MP
  • Higher resolution rear screen 921k dots vs 461k dots
  • Has longer exposure available 30 seconds vs 15 seconds
  • Longer optical zoom 20.0× vs 5.0×
  • Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 24fps
  • Has GPS location tagging S110 does not have GPS
  • Has panorama image capture S110 does not have panorama
  • Has 3D capture capabilities S110 does not have 3D
Find out more about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX30V

What the Canon S110 and Sony HX30 have in common

  • The same maximum ISO setting 12800 ISO
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Similar continuous shooting speed 10 shots per second
  • HDR processing
  • HDMI port
  • Wi-Fi

What’s missing from both the Canon S110 and the Sony HX30

  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No hot shoe
  • No flip out viewscreen
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