Updated (January, 2013): Compare the Canon PowerShot A1300 vs Fujifilm FinePix AX650

Fujifilm FinePix AX350

37

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Canon PowerShot A1200

33

 
 
 
 

Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix AX350

We are not aware of any reasons to consider buying the Fujifilm FinePix AX350 over the Canon PowerShot A1200.
 

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A1200

Supports 24p
24p movies
For that film look
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Tunnel
 

differences

Advantages of the Canon A1200

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 33 mm
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Around 20% better wide angle
Supports 24p Supports 24p Yes vs No
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Get that real film feel
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the A1200's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)
Macro focus Much better macro capability 3 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 3.3x closer to the lens
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Tunnel vs None
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A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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Almost the same
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 8s
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Around 90% longer exposures
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/1600s vs 1/1400s
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More than 10% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Fujifilm AX350

Image stabilization Image stabilization Digital vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Size Smaller 93x60x27 mm vs 99x63x30 mm
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Around 20% smaller
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 3,200 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Thickness Thinner 1.1" vs 1.2"
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Around 10% thinner
Weight Lighter 168 g vs 185 g
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Around 10% lighter
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot A1200 Canon PowerShot A1200
33 vs 37
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Fujifilm FinePix AX350 Fujifilm FinePix AX350
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Fujifilm FinePix AX350.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Light sensitivity (boost) One has boost ISO Help
A1200:None
AX350:3,200 ISO
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Thickness Quite thick Help
A1200:1.2"
AX350:1.1"
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
A1200:1 fps
AX350:1.1 fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Image stabilization One has image stabilization Help
A1200:None
AX350:Digital
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
A1200:28 mm
AX350:33 mm
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format HD (720p) video Help
A1200:720p @ 24fps
AX350:720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
A1200:4x
AX350:5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A810

Canon PowerShot A810

Compact

$73

Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Fastest shutter speed Has a faster max shutter speed
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$197

Size Is slightly smaller
Light sensitivity (boost) Slightly higher boost light sensitivity
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Fujifilm FinePix F770 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix F770 EXR

Travel zoom

$265 - $282

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens

Canon PowerShot A1200 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A1300

Canon PowerShot A1300

Compact

$111 - $119

Size Smaller
Weight Slightly lighter
Supports 24p No 24p support
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Canon PowerShot A1400

Canon PowerShot A1400

Compact

$89 - $99

Size Smaller
Weight Slightly lighter
Supports 24p No 24p support
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS5

Digicam

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Wide angle Better wide angle
Supports 24p No 24p support
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Fujifilm FinePix JZ100

Fujifilm FinePix JZ100

Travel zoom

$115

Image stabilization Image stabilization
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Supports 24p No 24p support
Viewfinder No viewfinder

Fujifilm FinePix AX350 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Samsung ST72

Samsung ST72

Ultra compact

$109 - $119

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Casio QV-R200

Casio QV-R200

Compact

$154

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Longest exposure Shorter max exposures
Samsung SH100

Samsung SH100

Ultra compact

$199

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Movie format Does not take movies
Nikon Coolpix L5

Nikon Coolpix L5

Digicam

Aperture Wider aperture
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Size Much larger
Fujifilm FinePix JX300

Fujifilm FinePix JX300

Compact

$115

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture

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