Canon Digital IXUS 100 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon Digital IXUS 100 IS

Size
Really small
Ultra compact 87x56x18 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.7"
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Tunnel
Canon Digital IXUS 95 IS

51

Reasons to buy the Canon Digital IXUS 95 IS

Weight
Light-weight
120 g
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Tunnel

differences

Advantages of the Canon 100 IS

Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Wide angle Better wide angle 33 mm vs 35 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
Size Smaller 87x56x18 mm vs 86x55x22 mm
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Around 20% smaller
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 0.9"
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Around 20% thinner
Canon Digital IXUS 100 IS Learn more about
the Canon 100 IS

Advantages of the Canon 95 IS

Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.2
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At its widest zoom, the 95 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)
Weight Lighter 120 g vs 160 g
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Around 30% lighter
Canon Digital IXUS 95 IS Learn more about
the Canon 95 IS
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon Digital IXUS 100 IS Canon Digital IXUS 100 IS
58 vs 51
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Canon Digital IXUS 95 IS Canon Digital IXUS 95 IS
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon Digital IXUS 100 IS. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a ultra compact with a compact.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Size Fairly small Help
100 IS:87x56x18 mm
95 IS:86x55x22 mm
Viewfinder Both have tunnel viewfinders Help
Tunnel
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
3 cm
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
1/1500 of a second
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
100 IS:33 mm
95 IS:35 mm
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.5"
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
100 IS:720p @ 30fps
95 IS:480p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
3x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Compact

$270

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Viewfinder Doesn't have a viewfinder
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon IXUS 115 HS

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Compact

$230 - $241

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Viewfinder Doesn't have a viewfinder
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon IXUS 105

Canon IXUS 105

Compact

$206 - $421

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Screen size Has a slightly larger screen
Viewfinder Doesn't have a viewfinder
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot A1300

Canon PowerShot A1300

Compact

$109 - $119

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Screen size Has a slightly larger screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$372 - $430

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Viewfinder Doesn't have a viewfinder
Canon IXUS 230 HS

Canon IXUS 230 HS

Travel zoom

$273 - $324

Zoom Has slightly more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Viewfinder Doesn't have a viewfinder
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Viewfinder Doesn't have a viewfinder

Canon Digital IXUS 100 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Digital IXUS 130 IS

Canon Digital IXUS 130 IS

Ultra compact

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Size Slightly larger
Canon Digital IXUS 120 IS

Canon Digital IXUS 120 IS

Ultra compact

$241

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Size Slightly larger

Canon Digital IXUS 95 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Much larger screen
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Size Larger

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