Canon Powershot
S100
 vs
Nikon 1
J1

General

 Canon Powershot S100 Nikon 1 J1
Brand
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 Canon Nikon
Lowest price
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 $325.00 $496.95
Announced
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 September, 2011 September, 2011

Sensor
Type
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 CMOS CMOS
Size
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 1/1.8" 7.5x5.5mm Nikon CX 13.2x8.8mm
Crop factor
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 n/a 2.7x
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 Unknown
Sensor cleaning
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 n/a Yes

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 12 MP 10 MP
Native resolution
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 4000 x 3000 3872 x 2592
Pixel size
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 3.4 µm² 11.6 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 460k dots
Touch screen
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 No No
Flips out
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 No No
Live view
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 n/a Yes

Lens
Zoom
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 5x n/a
Wide angle
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 24 mm n/a
Telephoto
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 120 mm n/a
Aperture (wide angle)
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 f/2.0 n/a
Aperture (telephoto)
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 f/5.9 n/a
Macro focus
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 3 cm n/a

Form factor
Size
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 99x60x28 mm 106x61x29 mm
Depth
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 1.1" 1.2"
Weight
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 198 g 277 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 No Yes
Waterproof
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 No No
Weather sealed
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 n/a No

Viewfinder
Type
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 None None

Movies
Format
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 1080p @ 24fps 1080p @ 30fps
Supports 24p
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 Yes No
High-speed framerate
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 240 fps 1,200 fps
External mic jack
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 No No
Autofocus
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 Contrast detection Phase detection
Continuous focus
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 Unknown Yes
All formats
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 320 x 240 @ 30fps
480p @ 120fps
1080p @ 24fps
320 x 240 @ 240fps
480p @ 30fps
720p @ 24fps		 320 x 120 @ 1200fps
720p @ 60fps
1080p @ 30fps
640 x 240 @ 400fps

Features
Panorama
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 No No
HDR
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 Yes No
3D
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 No No
Image stabilization
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 Lens None
Supports RAW
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 Yes Yes
GPS
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 Yes No

Performance
Startup delay
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 2400 ms 1400 ms
Shutter lag
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 250 ms 94 ms
Battery life
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 200 shots 230 shots
Continuous shooting
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 10 fps 60 fps

Focus system
Autofocus
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 Contrast detection Phase detection
Focus points
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 9 135
Cross type focus points
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 Unknown Unknown

Shutter
Max
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 1/2000s 1/16000s
Min
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 15s 30s

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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 SDXC
SD
SDHC		 SDXC
SDHC
SD

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 50.0 56.0
Color depth
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 20.7 bits 21.5 bits
Dynamic range
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 11.6 EV 11 EV
Low light performance
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 153 ISO 372 ISO

Lenses
Lens availability
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 n/a 4 lenses
Lens focus motor
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 n/a Yes
Lens mount
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 n/a Nikon 1