As well as being compared against other compacts, the Canon Digital IXUS 200 IS is also often compared to mirrorless, entry-level DSLRs, travel zooms, ultra compacts, super zooms and boutiques. The Canon Digital IXUS 200 IS's top rivals come from Sony (such as the a6400 and the Alpha a6500) and Canon (such as the IXUS 132 and the EOS 750D)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 200 IS compared to other compact competitors include: it has a much wider wide angle lens (24 mm vs 35 mm), has a slightly larger screen (3" vs 2.5"), has better image stabilization (lens vs none), has a touch screen and is newer (august 2009 vs february 2006).
However, on average it has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS) and doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs tunnel).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 200 IS compared to mirrorless interchangeable-lens competitors include: it has better image stabilization (lens vs sensor shift), is significantly smaller (super compact (100×53×23 mm) vs standard size (116×88×59 mm)), is thinner (0.9" vs 2.3"), is significantly lighter (150 g vs 539 g) and has a built-in flash.
However, on average it records lower quality movies (720p @ 30fps vs UHD @ 30fps), has a much lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 1,040k dots), doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs digital), doesn't record high-speed movies (none vs 120 fps) and takes much lower resolution photos (9.8 MP vs 26 MP).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 200 IS compared to entry-level DSLR competitors include: it has image stabilization (lens vs none), has a touch screen, is much smaller (super compact (100×53×23 mm) vs professional size (130×100×78 mm)), is thinner (0.9" vs 3.1") and is much lighter (150 g vs 555 g).
However, on average it records lower quality movies (720p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 60fps), has a much lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 1,037k dots), takes much lower resolution photos (9.8 MP vs 24 MP), doesn't record movies in 24p and doesn't shoot as fast continuously (0.8 fps vs 4 fps).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 200 IS compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a slightly wider aperture (f/2.8 vs f/3.2) and has a faster max shutter speed (1/3000 of a second vs 1/2000 of a second).
However, on average it has a much lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 921k dots), slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (1,600 ISO vs 12,800 ISO), doesn't shoot as fast continuously (0.8 fps vs 24 fps), doesn't have a screen which flips out and has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 200 IS compared to ultra compact competitors include: it has a much wider wide angle lens (24 mm vs 35 mm), has a slightly larger screen (3" vs 2.5"), has image stabilization (lens vs none), takes slightly higher resolution photos (9.8 MP vs 7.1 MP) and has a touch screen.
However, on average it is slightly larger (super compact (100×53×23 mm) vs ultra compact (86×54×19 mm)), is thicker (0.9" vs 0.7") and doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs tunnel).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 200 IS compared to super zoom competitors include: it is significantly smaller (super compact (100×53×23 mm) vs large (140×103×137 mm)), has a touch screen, is thinner (0.9" vs 4.7") and is significantly lighter (150 g vs 899 g).
However, on average it has significantly less zoom (5x vs 83.3x), has a slightly narrower wide angle lens (24 mm vs 20 mm), has a much lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 1,040k dots), slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (1,600 ISO vs 12,800 ISO) and doesn't shoot as fast continuously (0.8 fps vs 7 fps).
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 200 IS compared to boutique competitors include: it has way more more zoom (5x vs 3.1x), is significantly smaller (super compact (100×53×23 mm) vs prosumer size (133×85×70 mm)), has better image stabilization (lens vs sensor shift), is thinner (0.9" vs 3.3") and is significantly lighter (150 g vs 640 g).
However, on average it has a significantly narrower aperture (f/2.8 vs f/1.7), has a significantly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 2,100k dots), takes significantly lower resolution photos (9.8 MP vs 30.1 MP), slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (1,600 ISO vs 102,400 ISO) and doesn't shoot as fast continuously (0.8 fps vs 11 fps).
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