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Canon PowerShot SD940 IS
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As well as being compared against other ultra compacts, the Canon PowerShot SD940 IS is also often compared to waterproofs, pro digicams, travel zooms, compacts and mirrorless. The Canon PowerShot SD940 IS's top rivals come from Canon (such as the ELPH 100 HS and the ELPH 300 HS) and Sony (such as the Cyber-shot DSC-TX1 and the Cyber-shot DSC-W350)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon SD940 IS compared to other ultra compact competitors include: it has a slightly wider wide angle lens (28 mm vs 33 mm), takes slightly higher resolution photos (9.8 MP vs 8.1 MP), has a marginally larger sensor (1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.7" 5.6x4.2mm), slightly closer macro focusing (3 cm vs 8 cm) and slightly longer exposures (15 seconds vs 4 seconds).
However, on average it lacks a built in panoramas, is older (august, 2009 vs february, 2011) and doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs tunnel).
Canon PowerShot SD780 IS
6 months older
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Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS
5 months newer
$225
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1
similar age
$293
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Significant advantages of the DSC-TX1 (vs the SD940 IS)
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350
4 months newer
$164 - $183
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Nikon Coolpix S3100
1 year newer
$125
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Sony Cybershot W570
1 year newer
$135
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon SD940 IS compared to waterproof competitors include: it has a much wider aperture (f/2.8 vs f/3.9), is slightly smaller (ultra compact 89x55x20 mm vs compact 95x62x22 mm), has better image stabilization (lens vs sensor shift) and slightly longer exposures (15 seconds vs 1/4 of a second).
However, on average it doesn't shoot as fast continuously (0.8 fps vs 5 fps), slightly worse macro focusing (3 cm vs 1 cm), is older (august, 2009 vs february, 2010), is not waterproof and has a slower max shutter speed (1/1500 of a second vs 1/2000 of a second).
Olympus Stylus Tough 6020
5 months newer
$179
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon SD940 IS compared to pro digicam competitors include: it is slightly lighter (120 g vs 401 g).
However, on average it has a much smaller sensor (1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/1.8" 7.5x5.5mm), doesn't shoot RAW, has a significantly narrower aperture (f/2.8 vs f/2.0), has a significantly smaller screen (2.7" vs 3.0") and has a slightly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 461k dots).
Canon Powershot S100
2 years newer
$356 - $430
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Canon PowerShot S95
1 year newer
$354 - $389
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Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS
8 months newer
$294
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Canon PowerShot G12
1 year newer
$398 - $496
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon SD940 IS compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a slightly wider aperture (f/2.8 vs f/3.2), is significantly smaller (ultra compact 89x55x20 mm vs compact 103x57x27 mm), is thinner (0.8" vs 1.1") and is significantly lighter (120 g vs 183 g).
However, on average it has significantly less zoom (4x vs 12.5x), records lower quality movies (720p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 24fps), has a slightly smaller screen (2.7" vs 3.0"), has a slightly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 461k dots) and doesn't record high-speed movies (none vs 240 fps).
Olympus VR320
1 year newer
$145
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Canon ELPH 310 HS
2 years newer
$195 - $196
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Canon PowerShot SX230 HS
1 year newer
$239 - $307
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Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS
1 year newer
$139 - $343
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Nikon Coolpix S8000
5 months newer
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Nikon Coolpix S6200
2 years newer
$177 - $223
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon SD940 IS compared to compact competitors include: it takes slightly higher resolution photos (9.8 MP vs 8 MP) and is slightly lighter (120 g vs 165 g).
However, on average it records lower quality movies (720p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 24fps), has a slightly smaller screen (2.7" vs 3.0"), doesn't record high-speed movies (none vs 240 fps), doesn't record movies in 24p and has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS).
Canon ELPH 100 HS
1 year newer
$109 - $189
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Canon ELPH 300 HS
1 year newer
$149 - $179
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Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS
2 years newer
$229
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Significant disadvantages of the ELPH 110 HS (vs the SD940 IS)
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Canon ELPH 320 HS
2 years newer
$249
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Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS
1 year older
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Canon PowerShot A490
4 months newer
$102
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon SD940 IS compared to mirrorless interchangeable-lens competitors include: it has better image stabilization (lens vs none), is slightly smaller (ultra compact 89x55x20 mm vs mid size 122x69x34 mm), is thinner (0.8" vs 1.5"), is significantly lighter (120 g vs 369 g) and has a built-in flash.
However, on average it records lower quality movies (720p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 60fps), has a much smaller screen (2.7" vs 3.0"), has a significantly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 920k dots), takes significantly lower resolution photos (9.8 MP vs 16 MP) and significantly lower maximum light sensitivity (1,600 ISO vs 25,600 ISO).
Olympus PEN E-P3
1 year newer
$849 - $900 17mm lens
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Significant disadvantages of the E-P3 (vs the SD940 IS)
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Sony NEX-5N
2 years newer
$598 - $600 (body only)
$650 - $698 18-55mm lens
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