As well as being compared against other compacts, the Canon PowerShot SD980 IS is also often compared to travel zooms, ultra compacts, mirrorless and entry-level DSLRs. The Canon PowerShot SD980 IS's top rivals come from Canon (such as the ELPH 300 HS and the PowerShot SD4000 IS) and Panasonic (such as the Lumix DMC-LX5 and the Lumix DMC-FH25)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon SD980 IS compared to other compact competitors include: it has a significantly wider wide angle lens (24 mm vs 28 mm), has a touch screen and has a faster max shutter speed (1/3000 of a second vs 1/1600 of a second).
However, on average it records lower quality movies (720p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 24fps), doesn't record high-speed movies (none vs 240 fps), takes slightly lower resolution photos (9.8 MP vs 12 MP), doesn't record movies in 24p and has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS).
Canon ELPH 300 HS
1 year newer
$125 - $233
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Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS
8 months newer
$294
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Canon ELPH 100 HS
1 year newer
$102 - $189
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Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS
5 months newer
$274
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Canon PowerShot SD950 IS
2 years older
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Canon PowerShot SD960 IS
6 months older
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon SD980 IS compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a significantly wider wide angle lens (24 mm vs 36 mm), has a slightly wider aperture (f/2.8 vs f/3.3), is significantly smaller (super compact 100x53x23 mm vs compact 105x58x33 mm), has a touch screen and is thinner (0.9" vs 1.3").
However, on average it has significantly less zoom (5x vs 12x), records lower quality movies (720p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 24fps), 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 310 HS
2 years newer
$195 - $199
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Canon PowerShot SX230 HS
1 year newer
$219 - $304
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Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS
1 year newer
$169 - $343
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25
1 year newer
$125 - $150
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8
1 year newer
$170 - $271
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Canon PowerShot SX200 IS
6 months older
$249
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon SD980 IS compared to ultra compact competitors include: it has a much wider wide angle lens (24 mm vs 33 mm), has a significantly larger screen (3.0" vs 2.5"), has a touch screen and has a faster max shutter speed (1/3000 of a second vs 1/1500 of a second).
However, on average it is slightly larger (super compact 100x53x23 mm vs ultra compact 91x51x19 mm), is thicker (0.9" vs 0.7") and doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs tunnel).
Canon PowerShot SD940 IS
similar age
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Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS
5 months newer
$225
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Canon PowerShot SD770 IS
1 year older
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Sony Cybershot W570
1 year newer
$129
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Canon PowerShot SD780 IS
6 months older
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon SD980 IS compared to mirrorless interchangeable-lens competitors include: it has better image stabilization (lens vs none), has a touch screen, is significantly smaller (super compact 100x53x23 mm vs mid size 123x87x40 mm), is thinner (0.9" vs 1.6") and is much lighter (150 g vs 499 g).
However, on average it has a slightly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 614k dots), doesn't have a viewfinder (none vs digital), takes slightly lower resolution photos (9.8 MP vs 14 MP), has a much smaller sensor (1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs APS-C 23.4x15.6mm) and doesn't have an OLED screen (LCD vs OLED).
Olympus PEN E-P2
similar age
$450 17mm lens
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Samsung NX10
4 months newer
$557 (body only)
$1,098 18-55mm lens
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Generally, some of the advantages of the Canon SD980 IS compared to entry-level DSLR competitors include: it has image stabilization (lens vs none), has a touch screen, is much smaller (super compact 100x53x23 mm vs professional size 133x99x79 mm), is thinner (0.9" vs 3.1") and is much lighter (150 g vs 570 g).
However, on average it records lower quality movies (720p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 30fps), has a much lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 1,040k dots), takes much lower resolution photos (9.8 MP vs 17.9 MP), slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (1,600 ISO vs 6,400 ISO) and doesn't record movies in 24p.
Canon Rebel T3i
1 year newer
$609 - $800 (body only)
$709 - $1,180 18-55mm lens
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Nikon D5100
1 year newer
$650 - $749 (body only)
$600 - $750 18-55mm lens
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