Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3000 of a second
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

56

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"

differences

Advantages of the Canon A3300 IS

Snapsort is not aware of any important advantages of the Canon A3300 IS vs the Canon SD980 IS.
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Advantages of the Canon SD980 IS

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 24 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Touch screen Has a touch screen Yes vs No
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Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus
Size Slightly smaller 100x53x23 mm vs 95x56x24 mm
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Around 10% smaller
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/3000s vs 1/1600s
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Around 50% faster max shutter speed
Thickness Slightly thinner 0.9" vs 1"
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Around 10% thinner
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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
3 cm
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$105 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Wide angle Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Size Is slightly smaller
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Screen size Has a significantly smaller screen
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$91 - $142

Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$104

Size Is slightly smaller
Light sensitivity Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Nikon Coolpix S6100

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Compact

$197

Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Light sensitivity Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$135 - $179

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Macro focus Slightly closer macro focusing
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Canon PowerShot A3200 IS

Compact

$122 - $207

Shutter lag Much less shutter lag
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Nikon Coolpix S3300

Nikon Coolpix S3300

Compact

$120

Wide angle Better wide angle
Size Smaller
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Sony Cybershot DSC-W570

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Shutter lag Much less shutter lag
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Macro focus Worse macro capability

Canon PowerShot SD980 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$370 - $430

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Touch screen No touch screen
Size Larger
Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Pro digicam

$294

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Touch screen No touch screen
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Size Significantly larger
Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

Compact

$274

Screen size Much larger screen
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen
Weight Slightly heavier
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$364 - $389

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Touch screen No touch screen

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