While you're waiting for the final reviews of these two cameras, I thought you'd enjoy seeing a comparison of our standard test scene for the Canon PowerShot SX1 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1. The photos were taken on a tripod in aperture priority mode (both at F5.6) and custom white balance.
Do note that I left out the ISO 80 shot on the Canon (since the Sony starts at ISO 125) and the ISO 3200 photo on the Sony (for the same reason).
| ISO 100 / ISO 125 (Canon / Sony) |

Canon PowerShot SX1 (ISO 100) |

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 (ISO 125) |
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| ISO 200 |

PowerShot SX1 |

Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 |
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| ISO 400 |

PowerShot SX1 |

Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 |
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| ISO 800 |

PowerShot SX1 |
 Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 |
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| ISO 1600 |

PowerShot SX1 |

Cyber-shot DSC-HX1 |