Canon SX160 IS
Compact Superzoom Camera
 vs Canon S120
Premium Compact Camera

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Best price $350
  • 27% more battery life 380 shots vs 300 shots
  • Slightly cheaper street price $350 vs $379
  • Higher sensor resolution 16 MP vs 12.1 MP
  • Longer optical zoom 16.0× vs 5.0×
Find out more about the Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot S120

Best price
$379
  • Weighs a little bit less than the SX160 IS 7.65 oz vs 10.3 oz
  • Significantly smaller body size 10 in³ vs 22 in³
  • Significantly larger image sensor 43 mm² vs 28 mm²
  • Higher resolution rear screen 922k dots vs 230k dots
  • Has longer exposure available 250 seconds vs 15 seconds
  • Better light sensitivity by 4 f-stops 12,800 ISO vs 800 ISO
  • Newer camera October 2013 vs August 2012
  • Better built-in flash range 23′ vs 10′
  • Quicker Flash Recycle Time 10 seconds vs 15 seconds
  • Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 720p 30fps
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 12 shots per sec vs 3 shots per sec
  • Has HDR on-board SX160 IS does not have HDR
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities SX160 IS does not have Wi-Fi
  • Has RAW image capture SX160 IS does not have RAW capture
Find out more about the Canon PowerShot S120

What the Canon SX160 IS and Canon S120 have in common

  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • HDMI port

What’s missing from both the Canon SX160 IS and the Canon S120

  • No 3D capture
  • No panorama mode
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No hot shoe
  • No flip out viewscreen
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