Canon S100 vs Olympus 1050 SW

differences

Advantages of the Canon S100

Much better wide angle

24 mm

38 mm

Around 40% better wide angle

Much wider aperture

f/2.0

f/3.5

At its widest zoom, the S100's lens captures much more light (1.6 f-stops)

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 24fps

480p @ 30fps

Shoots high resolution Full HD (1080p) video but at a lower frame rate

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

Image stabilization

Lens

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Much higher true resolution

12 MP

9.8 MP

Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos

Has in-camera HDR

Yes

Combines multiple exposures to capture high dynamic range

Records high-speed movies

240 fps

None

Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Higher resolution screen

461k dots

230k dots

More than 2x higher resolution screen

Shoots RAW

Yes

Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control

Significantly larger sensor

1/1.8" 7.5x5.5mm

1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm

Around 50% larger sensor

Better maximum light sensitivity

6,400 ISO

1,600 ISO

The S100's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better

Has boost ISO

12,800 ISO

None

Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image

Has a GPS

Yes

Automatically geotags your photos when traveling

Significantly better macro capability

3 cm

7 cm

Focus on subjects 2.3x closer to the lens

Slightly more zoom

Around 3x more zoom

Much faster max shutter speed

1/2000s

1/1000s

2x faster max shutter speed

Longer exposures

15s

15x longer exposures

Learn more about
the Canon S100

Advantages of the Olympus 1050 SW

Smaller

93x62x23 mm

99x60x28 mm

More than 20% smaller

Thinner

0.9"

1.1"

Around 20% thinner

Slightly lighter

190 g

198 g

Almost the same

Learn more about
the Olympus 1050 SW

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon Powershot S100

65	vs	34
Explain scores

Olympus Stylus 1050 SW

Snapsort recommends the Canon Powershot S100. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a pro digicam with a compact.

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

Heavy

S100:	198 g
1050 SW:	190 g

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

Poor zoom

S100:	5x
1050 SW:	3x

competitors

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$196 - $199

Is slightly smaller

Is thinner

Doesn't shoot as fast continuously

Has a significantly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the Powershot S100

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the Stylus 1050 SW

Canon PowerShot S110

Pro digicam

$399

Much less startup delay

Has a touch screen

Lacks in-camera HDR

Doesn't record high-speed movies

Compare the PowerShot S110 vs the Powershot S100

Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100

Pro digicam

$648 - $760

Much larger sensor

Much higher true resolution

Much worse wide angle

No 24p support

Compare the Cybershot DSC-RX100 vs the Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$228 - $249

Much more zoom

Can create panoramas in-camera

Much narrower aperture

Much lower true resolution

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$461 - $602

Slightly less startup delay

Slightly larger sensor

Much worse wide angle

Lower resolution movies

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the Powershot S100

Nikon Coolpix P310

Pro digicam

$169 - $199

Many more focus points

Significantly higher resolution screen

No 24p support

Much lower true resolution

Compare the Coolpix P310 vs the Powershot S100

Olympus Stylus 1030 SW

Compact

Much better wide angle

Significantly better macro capability

Slightly heavier

Compare the Stylus 1030 SW vs the Stylus 1050 SW

Nikon D3100

Entry-level DSLR

$447 - $740 with 18-55mm lens

Much larger sensor

Higher resolution movies

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the D3100 vs the Stylus 1050 SW

Nikon D3200

Entry-level DSLR

$547 with 18-55mm lens

Much larger sensor

Much higher true resolution

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the D3200 vs the Stylus 1050 SW

Fujifilm FinePix XP60

Waterproof

$177 - $199

Much better wide angle

Higher resolution movies

Narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the FinePix XP60 vs the Stylus 1050 SW

Canon Rebel T3i

Entry-level DSLR

$549 body only

$595 - $599 with 18-55mm lens

Much larger sensor

Has an external mic jack

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the Rebel T3i vs the Stylus 1050 SW

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Canon Powershot S100

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Olympus Stylus 1050 SW

Reasons to buy the Canon Powershot S100

Reasons to buy the Olympus Stylus 1050 SW

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon S100

Advantages of the Olympus 1050 SW

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon Powershot S100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot S110

Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot S95

Nikon Coolpix P310

Olympus Stylus 1050 SW Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus Stylus 1030 SW

Nikon D3100

Nikon D3200

Fujifilm FinePix XP60

Canon Rebel T3i

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