Canon 190 IS vs Sony HX80

Sony HX80 advantages over Canon 190 IS

• Eye-level viewfinder
  Eye-level vs Rear display only
  You'll be able to frame photos even when the sun is out
• In-camera panoramas
  Yes vs No
  Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo
• Tiltable Screen
  Tiltable vs Fixed
  Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility
• More telephoto lens reach
  720 mm vs 240 mm
  Capture objects farther away
• Longer stills battery life
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  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  390 vs 190 shots
  Capture more photos
• HDMI out
  HDMI out vs None
  Use HDMI output to monitor or review video
• Shoots 24p video
  Yes vs No
  Gives your movies a big-screen feel
• Higher-res screen
  307k vs 78k pixels
  More detail on the screen lets you judge focus and composition
• Shoots 1080p video
  Yes vs No
  You'll want this if you shoot video
• Shoots 60p video
  Yes vs No
  A faster framerate can give you more editing options
• Longer exposure
  30 vs 15 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Faster JPEG shooting
  10.0 fps vs 0.8 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  12800 vs 1600 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility