Canon Powershot
S100
 vs
Canon PowerShot
SX260 HS

General

 Canon Powershot S100 Canon PowerShot SX260 HS
Brand
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 Canon Canon
Lowest price
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 $309.99 $238.00
Announced
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 September, 2011 December, 2011

Sensor
Type
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 CMOS CMOS
Size
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 1/1.8" 7.5x5.5mm 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
Megapixels
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 12 MP 12 MP
Light sensitivity
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 6,400 ISO 3,200 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 12,800 ISO Unknown

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 12 MP 9.7 MP
Native resolution
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 4000 x 3000 4000 x 3000
Pixel size
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 3.4 µm² 2.3 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 3.0" 3.0"
Resolution
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 461k dots 461k dots
Touch screen
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 No No
Flips out
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 No No

Lens
Zoom
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 5x 20x
Wide angle
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 24 mm 25 mm
Telephoto
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 120 mm 500 mm
Aperture (wide angle)
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 f/2.0 f/3.5
Aperture (telephoto)
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 f/5.9 f/6.8
Macro focus
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 3 cm 5 cm

Form factor
Size
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 99x60x28 mm 106x61x33 mm
Depth
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 1.1" 1.3"
Weight
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 198 g 231 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 No No
Waterproof
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 No No

Viewfinder
Type
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 None None

Movies
Format
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 1080p @ 24fps 1080p @ 24fps
Supports 24p
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 Yes Yes
High-speed framerate
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 240 fps 240 fps
External mic jack
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 No No
Autofocus
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 Contrast detection Unknown
Continuous focus
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 Unknown n/a
All formats
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 320 x 240 @ 240fps
480p @ 30fps
720p @ 24fps
480p @ 120fps
1080p @ 24fps
320 x 240 @ 30fps		 1080p @ 24fps
480p @ 30fps
480p @ 120fps
720p @ 30fps
320 x 240 @ 240fps

Features
Panorama
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 No Yes
HDR
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 Yes No
3D
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 No No
Image stabilization
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 Lens Lens
Supports RAW
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 Yes No
GPS
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 Yes Yes

Performance
Startup delay
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 2400 ms Unknown
Shutter lag
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 250 ms 510 ms
Battery life
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 200 shots 210 shots
Continuous shooting
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 10 fps 3.2 fps

Focus system
Autofocus
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 Contrast detection Contrast detection
Focus points
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 9 9
Cross type focus points
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 Unknown Unknown

Shutter
Max
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 1/2000s 1/3200s
Min
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 15s 15s

Flash
Built-in flash
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 Yes Yes
Popup
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 Yes Yes
External connection
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 No No

Storage
Storage slots
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 1 1
Supported formats
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 SD
SDHC
SDXC		 SD
SDHC
SDXC

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 50.0 Unknown
Color depth
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 20.7 bits Unknown
Dynamic range
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 11.6 EV Unknown
Low light performance
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 153 ISO Unknown