As well as being compared against other compacts, the Canon IXY Digital 800 IS is also often compared to entry-level DSLRs, pro DSLRs, ultra compacts and super zooms. The Canon IXY Digital 800 IS's top rivals come from Canon (such as the EOS 80D and the IXY Digital 810 IS) and Nikon (such as the D800 and the D5100)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 800 IS compared to other compact competitors include: it is slightly smaller (compact (90×57×26 mm) vs compact (102×58×36 mm)), is thinner (1" vs 1.4") and has higher quality type of viewfinder (tunnel vs none).
However, on average it has a much narrower wide angle lens (35 mm vs 28 mm), has a slightly lower resolution screen (173k dots vs 1,229k dots), takes significantly lower resolution photos (5.9 MP vs 20 MP), slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (800 ISO vs 6,400 ISO) and has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 800 IS compared to entry-level DSLR competitors include: it has image stabilization (lens vs none), is much smaller (compact (90×57×26 mm) vs professional size (132×101×78 mm)), is thinner (1" vs 3.1") and is much lighter (195 g vs 730 g).
However, on average it records lower quality movies (480p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 60fps), has a much smaller screen (2.5" vs 3.2"), has a much lower resolution screen (173k dots vs 1,037k dots), takes much lower resolution photos (5.9 MP vs 24 MP) and doesn't have a touch screen.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 800 IS compared to pro DSLR competitors include: it has image stabilization (lens vs none), is much smaller (compact (90×57×26 mm) vs professional size (149×112×78 mm)), is thinner (1" vs 3.1") and is much lighter (195 g vs 910 g).
However, on average it records lower quality movies (480p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 60fps), has a much smaller screen (2.5" vs 3.2"), has a much lower resolution screen (173k dots vs 1,040k dots), takes much lower resolution photos (5.9 MP vs 36.2 MP) and doesn't record movies in 24p.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 800 IS compared to ultra compact competitors include: it has a slightly larger screen (2.5" vs 2") and has better image stabilization (lens vs none).
However, on average it is slightly larger (compact (90×57×26 mm) vs ultra compact (87×56×18 mm)), is older (february 2006 vs february 2009), is thicker (1" vs 0.7") and is slightly heavier (195 g vs 150 g).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon 800 IS compared to super zoom competitors include: it has a significantly wider aperture (f/2.8 vs f/3.4), is significantly smaller (compact (90×57×26 mm) vs professional size (123×87×106 mm)), is thinner (1" vs 4.2") and is significantly lighter (195 g vs 595 g).
However, on average it has slightly less zoom (4x vs 50x), has a much narrower wide angle lens (35 mm vs 24 mm), has a slightly smaller screen (2.5" vs 2.8"), has a significantly lower resolution screen (173k dots vs 461k dots) and takes slightly lower resolution photos (5.9 MP vs 9.7 MP).
