Canon PowerShot S1 IS - Snapsort

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Summary

	Price

	Camera only	$288
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	Within its price range	#n/a of 15	Among similar cameras	#n/a of 31
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	Key specs

	Wide-angle	38 mm	Movie format	480p @ 30fps
	Screen resolution	114k dots	Aperture	f/2.8
	Screen size	1.5"	Zoom	10x
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Pros

Compared to recent digicams

	Image stabilization
	Lens

	Doesn't use battery, see more detail
	Digital

	Wide aperture
	f/2.8

Compared to recent super zooms

	Quite small
	Standard size 111x78x66 mm

	Fast shutter speed
	1/2000 of a second

	Thin
	2.6"

Cons

Compared to recent digicams

	Slightly large
	Standard size 111x78x66 mm

	Low resolution screen
	114k dots

	Very small sensor
	1/3.6" 5x3mm

	Thick
	2.6"

	Low resolution
	3.2 MP

	Very small screen
	1.5"

	Very poor maximum light sensitivity
	400 ISO

	Very heavy
	469 g

	Expensive
	$288.29

Compared to recent super zooms

	Very poor macro
	10 cm

	Slow continuous shooting
	1.7 fps

	Fixed screen
	Less flexible

	Old
	February, 2004

	No RAW support
	Less editing fidelity

	Not so popular
	Among snapsort users

	Very poor zoom
	10x

	Low resolution movies
	480p @ 30fps

	Very poor wide-angle lens
	38 mm

	Sensor type
	CCD

	Lacks boost light sensivity
	None

	No external flash
	Less expandable

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