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Canon SX500 IS
Superzoom Camera
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Sony RX100
Premium Compact Camera
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What’s good about the Canon PowerShot SX500 IS
Best price
$369
- Slightly cheaper street price $369 vs $448
- Longer optical zoom 30.0× vs 3.6×
- Wider angle lens 4.3mm vs 10.4mm
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Canon PowerShot SX500 IS
What’s good about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
Best price
$448
$448
- Weighs a little bit less than the SX500 IS 8.5 oz vs 12 oz
- Significantly smaller body size 13 in³ vs 35 in³
- 69% more battery life 330 shots vs 195 shots
- Higher sensor resolution 20.2 MP vs 16 MP
- Significantly larger image sensor 116 mm² vs 28 mm²
- Higher resolution rear screen 1229k dots vs 461k dots
- Has longer exposure available 30 seconds vs 15 seconds
- Better light sensitivity by 4 f-stops 25,600 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
- Better built-in flash range 56′ vs 16′
- Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 720p 25fps
- Faster continuous shooting speed 10 shots per sec vs 3 shots per sec
- Has HDR on-board SX500 IS does not have HDR
- Has panorama image capture SX500 IS does not have panorama
- Has RAW image capture SX500 IS does not have RAW capture
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100
What the Canon SX500 IS and Sony RX100 have in common
- Both cameras are the same age August 2012 vs July 2012
- Same viewscreen size 3.0″
- HDMI port
What’s missing from both the Canon SX500 IS and the Sony RX100
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No 3D capture -
No GPS tagging -
No waterproof housing -
No external microphone jack -
No hot shoe -
No Wi-Fi -
No flip out viewscreen
