Canon Powershot SX40

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Reasons to buy the Canon Powershot SX40

Zoom
Great zoom
35x
Movie format
Full HD
1080p @ 24fps
Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
High-speed framerate
High speed movies
240 fps
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Supports 24p
24p movies
For that film look
Nikon Coolpix L21

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Runner-up

Nikon Coolpix L21

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix L21

Size
Really small
Compact 92x67x28 mm
Thickness
Thin
1.1"
Weight
Light-weight
169 g

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX40

Wide angle Much better wide angle 24 mm vs 38 mm
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Around 40% better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom 35x vs 3.6x
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More than 95.5x more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 24fps vs 480p
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Shoots high resolution Full HD (1080p) video
Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen Yes vs No
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Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p Yes vs No
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Get that real film feel
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.7 vs f/3.1
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At its widest zoom, the SX40's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies 240 fps vs None
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Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion
Screen size Larger screen 2.7" vs 2.5"
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Around 10% larger screen
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Macro focus Significantly better macro capability 0 cm vs 5 cm
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Almost the same
External flash Supports an external flash Yes vs No
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An external flash often produces better looking flash images
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The SX40's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Digital vs None
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A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
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Advantages of the Nikon L21

Size Much smaller 92x67x28 mm vs 123x92x108 mm
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7.1x smaller
Thickness Much thinner 1.1" vs 4.3"
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3.9x thinner
Weight Much lighter 169 g vs 600 g
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3.6x lighter
Nikon Coolpix L21 Learn more about
the Nikon L21
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon Powershot SX40 Canon Powershot SX40
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Nikon Coolpix L21 Nikon Coolpix L21
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon Powershot SX40. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a super zoom with a compact.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Screen size Very small screens Help
SX40:2.7"
L21:2.5"
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

No significant shared competitors found.

Canon Powershot SX40 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P510

Nikon Coolpix P510

Super zoom

$397 - $400

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Supports 24p No 24p support
Aperture Narrower aperture
Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Supports 24p No 24p support
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Super zoom

$499

External mic jack Has an external mic jack
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Zoom Much less zoom
Supports 24p No 24p support
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX100v

Super zoom

$409

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Supports 24p No 24p support
Zoom Significantly less zoom
Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Super zoom

$420

True resolution Slightly higher true resolution
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Supports 24p No 24p support

Nikon Coolpix L21 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Slightly larger
Weight Heavier
Olympus VR-320

Olympus VR320

Travel zoom

$145

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Much larger screen
Nikon Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$167

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Aperture Slightly narrower aperture
Nikon Coolpix L20

Nikon Coolpix L20

Compact

Screen size Much larger screen
Weight Slightly lighter
Nikon Coolpix L25

Nikon Coolpix L25

Compact

$92 - $131

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Much larger screen
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Sensor size Much smaller sensor

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