As well as being compared against other pro digicams and compacts, the Canon Powershot S100 is also often compared to travel zooms, mirrorless and super zooms. The Canon Powershot S100's top rivals come from Canon (such as the PowerShot S110 and the ELPH 300 HS) and Panasonic (such as the Lumix DMC-TZ60 and the Lumix DMC-GF6)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon S100 compared to other pro digicam competitors include: it has a significantly wider wide angle lens (24 mm vs 28 mm), shoots faster continuously (9.6 fps vs 3.7 fps), has a CMOS-family sensor (CMOS vs CCD), has a built-in GPS and is significantly less expensive ($197.00 vs $2,041.61).
However, on average it doesn't have a touch screen, doesn't have an OLED screen (LCD vs OLED), has a significantly shorter battery life (200 shots vs 320 shots) and doesn't support an external flash.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon S100 compared to other compact competitors include: it has a significantly wider aperture (f/2 vs f/3.2), has a built-in flash, has a slightly wider wide angle lens (24 mm vs 27 mm), has a slightly larger screen (3" vs 2.7") and has better image stabilization (lens vs digital).
However, on average it is much larger (compact (99×60×28 mm) vs super compact (93×57×20 mm)), doesn't have an OLED screen (LCD vs OLED), is thicker (1.1" vs 0.8") and is significantly heavier (198 g vs 135 g).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon S100 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a much wider aperture (f/2 vs f/3.8), has a built-in GPS, takes slightly higher resolution photos (12 MP vs 9.7 MP), has a CMOS-family sensor (CMOS vs CCD) and is significantly less expensive ($197.00 vs $2,192.19).
However, on average it has a significantly lower resolution screen (461k dots vs 920k dots), lacks and external mic jack, has a significantly shorter battery life (200 shots vs 300 shots) and is older (september 2011 vs january 2014).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon S100 compared to mirrorless interchangeable-lens competitors include: it records higher quality movies (1080p @ 24fps vs none), records high-speed movies (240 fps vs none), has better image stabilization (lens vs none), records movies in 24p and is newer (september 2011 vs september 2008).
However, on average it has a significantly lower resolution screen (461k dots vs 1,036k dots), doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs tunnel), doesn't have a touch screen, doesn't have a screen which flips out and has a marginally smaller sensor (1/1.8" 7.49x5.52mm vs APS-C 23.6x15.6mm).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon S100 compared to super zoom competitors include: it has a significantly wider aperture (f/2 vs f/3), has a much wider wide angle lens (24 mm vs 38 mm), has a much larger screen (3" vs 1.5"), is slightly smaller (compact (99×60×28 mm) vs professional size (120×83×102 mm)) and takes slightly higher resolution photos (12 MP vs 3.1 MP).
However, on average it doesn't have a screen which flips out, doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs digital) and has a slower max shutter speed (1/2000 of a second vs 1/4000 of a second).
