Canon PowerShot
A1300
 vs
Canon IXUS
220 HS

Updated (January, 2013): Compare the Canon PowerShot A1400 vs Canon IXUS 230 HS

Canon IXUS 220 HS

54

  
Canon PowerShot A1300

31

  

Reasons to buy the Canon IXUS 220 HS

Wide angle
 Wide angle lens
24 mm
Size
 Really small
Super compact 92x55x19 mm
Supports 24p
 24p movies
For that film look
Thickness
 Thin
0.8"
 

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A1300

Viewfinder
 Great viewfinder
Tunnel
 

differences

Advantages of the Canon A1300
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Tunnel vs None
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 A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Lowest price Significantly cheaper $92.00 vs $282.97
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 The best price we've seen is $191 cheaper (3.1x less)
Canon PowerShot A1300 Learn more about
the Canon A1300

Advantages of the Canon IXUS 220 HS
Wide angle Much better wide angle 24 mm vs 28 mm
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 More than 10% better wide angle
Supports 24p Supports 24p Yes vs No
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 Get that real film feel
Size Significantly smaller 92x55x19 mm vs 95x62x30 mm
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 More than 40% smaller
Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 24fps vs 720p @ 25fps
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 Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video but at a lower frame rate
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies 240 fps vs None
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 Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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 CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.8" vs 1.2"
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 Around 40% thinner
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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 The IXUS 220 HS's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 3.4 fps vs 0.8 fps
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 More than 4x faster continuous shooting
Weight Lighter 141 g vs 174 g
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 Around 20% lighter
Canon IXUS 220 HS Learn more about
the Canon IXUS 220 HS
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot A1300 Canon PowerShot A1300
31 vs 54
Explain scores
Canon IXUS 220 HS Canon IXUS 220 HS
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon IXUS 220 HS.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Zoom Poor zoom Help
5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Canon PowerShot IXUS 240 HS

Canon IXUS 240 HS

Compact

$141
Screen size Has a much larger screen
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Battery life Has a slightly shorter battery life
Compare the IXUS 240 HS vs the PowerShot A1300
Compare the IXUS 240 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS
Canon IXUS 500 HS

Canon PowerShot IXUS 500 HS

Ultra compact

$235 - $479
Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Wide angle Has a much narrower wide angle lens
Compare the PowerShot IXUS 500 HS vs the PowerShot A1300
Compare the PowerShot IXUS 500 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$240 - $269
Zoom Has way more more zoom
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the PowerShot A1300
Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS
Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Canon PowerShot A2300 IS

Compact

$90
Battery life Has a slightly shorter battery life
Wide angle Has a much narrower wide angle lens
Compare the PowerShot A2300 IS vs the PowerShot A1300
Compare the PowerShot A2300 IS vs the IXUS 220 HS
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$91 - $119
Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot A1300
Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the IXUS 220 HS
Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Travel zoom

$119 - $123
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Thickness Is thicker
Battery life Has a slightly shorter battery life
Compare the PowerShot A4000 IS vs the PowerShot A1300
Compare the PowerShot A4000 IS vs the IXUS 220 HS

Canon PowerShot A1300 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Canon PowerShot A1400

Canon PowerShot A1400

Compact

$99 - $109
Battery life Shorter battery life
Compare the PowerShot A1400 vs the PowerShot A1300
Canon PowerShot A810

Canon PowerShot A810

Compact

$72 - $95
Lowest price Slightly cheaper
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Compare the PowerShot A810 vs the PowerShot A1300
Canon PowerShot A1200

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$140 - $167
Supports 24p Supports 24p
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution
Size Larger
Weight Slightly heavier
Compare the PowerShot A1200 vs the PowerShot A1300
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$68
Size Significantly smaller
Wide angle Better wide angle
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Compare the Coolpix S3300 vs the PowerShot A1300
Samsung S630

Samsung S630

Compact
Size Slightly smaller
Thickness Thinner
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Compare the S630 vs the PowerShot A1300

Canon IXUS 220 HS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Canon IXUS 125 HS

Canon PowerShot IXUS 125 HS

Compact

$110
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly slower
Size Slightly larger
Compare the PowerShot IXUS 125 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS
Canon IXUS 230 HS

Canon IXUS 230 HS

Travel zoom

$287 - $369
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Compare the IXUS 230 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS
Canon IXUS 115 HS

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Compact

$279
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Compare the IXUS 115 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS
Canon ELPH 330 HS

Canon ELPH 330 HS

Travel zoom

$199 - $219
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
Compare the ELPH 330 HS vs the IXUS 220 HS
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$100 - $190
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
3D Takes 3D photos
Supports 24p No 24p support
High-speed framerate Doesn't record high-speed movies
Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the IXUS 220 HS

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