As well as being compared against other travel zooms, the Canon Digital IXUS 1000 HS is also often compared to ultra compacts, pro digicams, super zooms and compacts. The Canon Digital IXUS 1000 HS's top rivals come from Canon (such as the PowerShot SX230 HS and the PowerShot IXUS 350 HS) and Fujifilm (such as the FinePix Z1000 EXR and the XQ2)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 1000 HS compared to other travel zoom competitors include: it has a CMOS-family sensor (CMOS vs CCD) and has a faster max shutter speed (1/4000 of a second vs 1/2000 of a second).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (36 mm vs 25 mm), doesn't have a built-in GPS, has a slightly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 461k dots), is older (august 2010 vs february 2014) and is slightly heavier (190 g vs 155 g).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 1000 HS compared to ultra compact competitors include: it has a much larger screen (3" vs 2.7"), has better image stabilization (lens vs sensor shift), has a CMOS-family sensor (CMOS vs CCD), has a faster max shutter speed (1/4000 of a second vs 1/1600 of a second) and slightly longer exposures (15 seconds vs 4 seconds).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (36 mm vs 28 mm), is much larger (compact (101×59×22 mm) vs ultra compact (90×52×19 mm)), doesn't have a touch screen, is older (august 2010 vs february 2011) and is thicker (0.9" vs 0.7").
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 1000 HS compared to pro digicam competitors include: it has a CMOS-family sensor (CMOS vs CCD) and has a faster max shutter speed (1/4000 of a second vs 1/1600 of a second).
However, on average it has a marginally smaller sensor (1/2.3" 6.16x4.62mm vs 2/3" 8.8x6.6mm), has a much narrower aperture (f/3.4 vs f/1.8), has a much narrower wide angle lens (36 mm vs 25 mm), has a significantly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 920k dots) and takes slightly lower resolution photos (9.8 MP vs 20.7 MP).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 1000 HS compared to super zoom competitors include: it has a slightly larger screen (3" vs 2.8"), is slightly smaller (compact (101×59×22 mm) vs professional size (123×87×106 mm)), has a CMOS-family sensor (CMOS vs CCD), is thinner (0.9" vs 4.2") and is slightly lighter (190 g vs 595 g).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (36 mm vs 24 mm), doesn't have a screen which flips out, is older (august 2010 vs september 2012), doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs digital) and doesn't support an external flash.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 1000 HS compared to compact competitors include: it has a significantly larger screen (3" vs 2.7"), has better image stabilization (lens vs none), slightly higher maximum light sensitivity (3,200 ISO vs 400 ISO), has a CMOS-family sensor (CMOS vs CCD) and is newer (august 2010 vs february 2007).
However, on average it has a significantly narrower wide angle lens (36 mm vs 28 mm), is slightly larger (compact (101×59×22 mm) vs super compact (102×60×18 mm)), doesn't have a touch screen, doesn't have an OLED screen (LCD vs OLED) and is slightly heavier (190 g vs 157 g).
