I am planning to buy a new digital camera meant for general photography during the family get togethers and other family photos. I am have homed down to two cameras- canon SX130 and Sony H55. Tell me which one to go for?
both are almost similar in specs..
Canon sx 130IS has - better macro capability, and more zoom i.e 12x where as sony has 10x zoom, slightly better HD recording
Sony H55 is good in - its smaller, lighter and thinner, better max light senstivity, shoots slightly faster and exposure time is also double than canon..
now make a choice.. performance is almost similar..
SX130IS has HD recording with stereo sound, but H55 has mono.
H55 video at a maximum resolution of 720p (1280x720) or at lower VGA resolution (640x480) at 30fps with monaural audio.
If you want better sound go for SX130IS.
Plus SX130 IS has full manual mode and Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority modes. H55 is only automatic.
H-55 also has manual modes.. he need for general photography..
H55 will be best for him IMO
^ My bad. Typing mistake. I meant to say in H55 you will get only M mode. No aperture priority mode (which is used 90% of time) and no shutter priority mode.