Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

Aperture
Wide aperture
f/2.8
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Screen size
Large screen
3.5"
Size
Really small
Super compact 99x56x22 mm
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Thickness
Thin
0.9"
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX150 IS

Zoom More zoom 12x vs 5x
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Around 6x more zoom
Macro focus Better macro capability 1 cm vs 3 cm
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Focus on subjects 3x closer to the lens
Lowest price Significantly cheaper $133.99 vs $273.99
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The best price we've seen is $140 cheaper (2x less)
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Advantages of the Canon SD3500 IS

Screen size Much larger screen 3.5" vs 3.0"
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Around 20% larger screen
Aperture Significantly wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.4
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At its widest zoom, the SD3500 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.6 f-stops)
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
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 230k dots
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2x higher resolution screen
Size Smaller 99x56x22 mm vs 113x73x46 mm
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3.1x smaller
Weight Lighter 160 g vs 306 g
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Around 50% lighter
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 1.8"
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2.1x thinner
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/3000s vs 1/2500s
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Around 20% faster max shutter speed
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Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a travel zoom with a compact.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
SX150 IS:Sensor shift, Lens
SD3500 IS:Lens
Fastest shutter speed Fast max shutter speeds Help
SX150 IS:1/2500s
SD3500 IS:1/3000s
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
SX150 IS:0.9 fps
SD3500 IS:0.7 fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$146 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$109 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $366

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Macro focus Significantly worse macro focusing
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$372 - $430

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Nikon Coolpix S8200

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Travel zoom

$229

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a significantly higher resolution screen
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$134 - $245

Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $219

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Zoom More zoom
Size Larger
Thickness Significantly thicker
Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$159 - $163

Aperture Wider aperture
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Size Larger
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Zoom Much more zoom
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Size Much larger
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Nikon Coolpix L810

Nikon Coolpix L810

Super zoom

$250 - $265

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Size Larger
Thickness Significantly thicker

Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 500 HS

Canon ELPH 500 HS

Pro digicam

$188 - $293

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Fastest shutter speed Much slower max shutter speed
Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Pro digicam

$294

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Screen size Much smaller screen
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7

Compact

$273

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
True resolution Much lower true resolution

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