Canon Powershot
S100
 vs
Canon PowerShot
G12

General

 Canon Powershot S100 Canon PowerShot G12
Brand
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 Canon Canon
Lowest price
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 $371.99 $389.99
Announced
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 September, 2011 September, 2010

Sensor
Type
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 CMOS CCD
Size
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 1/1.8" 7.5x5.5mm 1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
Megapixels
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 12 MP 10 MP
Light sensitivity
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 6,400 ISO 3,200 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 12,800 ISO None

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 12 MP 10 MP
Native resolution
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 4000 x 3000 3648 x 2736
Pixel size
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 3.4 µm² 4.3 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 3.0" 2.8"
Resolution
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 461k dots 461k dots
Touch screen
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 No No
Flips out
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 No Yes

Lens
Zoom
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 5x 5x
Wide angle
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 24 mm 28 mm
Telephoto
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 120 mm 140 mm
Aperture (wide angle)
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 f/2.0 f/2.8
Aperture (telephoto)
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 f/5.9 f/4.5
Macro focus
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 3 cm 1 cm

Form factor
Size
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 99x60x28 mm 112x76x48 mm
Depth
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 1.1" 1.9"
Weight
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 198 g 401 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 No No
Waterproof
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 No No

Viewfinder
Type
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 None Tunnel
Viewfinder size
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 n/a Unknown

Movies
Format
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 1080p @ 24fps 720p @ 24fps
Supports 24p
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 Yes Yes
High-speed framerate
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 240 fps None
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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 720p @ 24fps
480p @ 30fps
320 x 240 @ 30fps
1080p @ 24fps
320 x 240 @ 240fps
480p @ 120fps		 320 x 240 @ 30fps
720p @ 24fps
480p @ 30fps

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

Performance
Startup delay
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 2400 ms Unknown
Shutter lag
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 571 ms 380 ms
Battery life
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 200 shots 370 shots
Continuous shooting
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 10 fps 2 fps

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

Shutter
Max
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 1/2000s 1/4000s
Min
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 15s 15s

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

Storage
Storage slots
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 1 1
Supported formats
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 SDHC
SD
SDXC		 SDHC
SDXC
MMC
MMCplus
MMCplus (HD)
SD

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 50.0 47.0
Color depth
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 20.7 bits 20.4 bits
Dynamic range
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 11.6 EV 11.2 EV
Low light performance
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 153 ISO 161 ISO