What’s good about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX20V

• Weighs a little bit less than the G15 9 oz vs 12.4 oz
• Smaller body size 15 in³ vs 20 in³
• Significantly cheaper street price $390 vs $680
• Higher sensor resolution 18.2 MP vs 12.1 MP
• Has longer exposure available 30 seconds vs 15 seconds
• Longer optical zoom 20.0× vs 5.0×
• Wider angle lens 4.5mm vs 6.1mm
• Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 1080p 24fps
• Has GPS location tagging G15 does not have GPS
• Has HDR on-board G15 does not have HDR
• Has panorama image capture G15 does not have panorama
• Has 3D capture capabilities G15 does not have 3D

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot G15

• 141% more battery life 770 shots vs 320 shots
• Significantly larger image sensor 43 mm² vs 28 mm²
• Has a flash hot shoe connector HX20 does not
• Has RAW image capture HX20 does not have RAW capture

What the Sony HX20 and Canon G15 have in common

• Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots vs 922k dots
• The same maximum ISO setting 12800 ISO
• Same viewscreen size 3.0″
• Similiar flash ranges 23′ vs 23′
• Similar continuous shooting speed 10 shots per second
• HDMI port

What’s missing from both the Sony HX20 and the Canon G15

• No waterproof housing
• No external microphone jack
• No Wi-Fi
• No flip out viewscreen

Want to compare other cameras?

• Compare the Sony HX20 to the Canon PowerShot SX240 HS Canon PowerShot SX700 HS Nikon COOLPIX S6900 Nikon COOLPIX S7000 Nikon COOLPIX S9200 Nikon COOLPIX S9600 Panasonic Lumix DMC SZ8K Panasonic Lumix DMC ZS30 Panasonic Lumix DMC ZS40 Samsung WB35F Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX50V Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX350
• Compare the Canon G15 to the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Canon PowerShot G16 Canon PowerShot G7 X Canon PowerShot S120 FujiFilm X30 FujiFilm XQ2 Olympus XZ-2 Panasonic Lumix DMC LF1 Panasonic Lumix DMC LX7 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 III