Sony vs Canon camera

[Sujit Pal]

Sony Cybershot DSC- HX90V vs Canon PowerShot SX720 HS. Which camera is better?
Thanks in advance.

 

[USAFRet]

Sony Cybershot DSC- HX90V vs Canon PowerShot SX720 HS. Which camera is better?
Thanks in advance.

For you, what constitutes 'better'?
Both will take good pics.

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[Phillip Corcoran]

Depends how you define "better", but on brand alone I'd recommend a Canon over Sony for a camera every time.

Canon have been making quality cameras for many decades (admittedly this goes back to the film era), Sony by comparison is a newcomer in the field.

Just be quite sure it's a compact you really want. A compact was my first digital camera purchase and within a month it left me feeling too restricted & and wanting more from a camera (having just come from a Pentax SLR film camera).

So I sold the compact and bought a DSLR, to which I added (over several months) longer zoom lenses for wildlife shots and a more powerful flashgun , none of which would have been possible with a pocket digicam.

So be sure of want you want to be able to do with a camera, not just now but what you might want to do with it in the future.

 

[wordofmitch]

> Buy the Canon SX720 HS if:
- You only want to take stills photography
- You want the extra zoom reach
- You want to save some money

> Buy the Sony DSC-HX90V if:
- You want better video quality
- You want better auto features
- You plan on doing more sports/fast moving photography

But both of these cameras are cut from the same cloth. In my opinion the difference is neglegible and the Canon IS cheaper!
- Mitch