Canon Digital IXUS
100 IS
 vs
Canon PowerShot
S1 IS

General

 Canon Digital IXUS 100 IS Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Brand
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 Canon Canon
Lowest price
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 $276.25 $480.55
Announced
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 February, 2009 February, 2004

Sensor
Type
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 CCD CCD
Size
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 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm 1/3.6" 5.3x4.0mm
Megapixels
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 12 MP 3.1 MP
Light sensitivity
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 1,600 ISO 400 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 None None

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 9.8 MP 3.1 MP
Native resolution
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 4000 x 3000 2048 x 1536
Pixel size
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 2.4 µm² 6.6 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 2.5" 1.5"
Resolution
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 230k dots 114k dots
Touch screen
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 No No
Flips out
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 No Yes

Lens
Zoom
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 3x 10x
Wide angle
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 33 mm 38 mm
Telephoto
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 100 mm 380 mm
Aperture (wide angle)
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 f/3.2 f/2.8
Aperture (telephoto)
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 f/5.8 f/3.1
Macro focus
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 3 cm 10 cm

Form factor
Size
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 87x56x18 mm 111x78x66 mm
Depth
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 0.7" 2.6"
Weight
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 160 g 469 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 No No
Waterproof
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 No No

Viewfinder
Type
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 Tunnel Digital
Viewfinder size
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 Unknown Unknown

Movies
Format
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 720p @ 30fps 480p @ 30fps
Supports 24p
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 No No
High-speed framerate
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 None None
External mic jack
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 No Unknown
Autofocus
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 Unknown Unknown
All formats
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 720p @ 30fps
320 x 240 @ 30fps
480p @ 30fps		 480p @ 30fps
480p @ 15fps

Features
Panorama
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 No Unknown
HDR
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 No Unknown
3D
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 No Unknown
Image stabilization
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 Lens Lens
Supports RAW
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 No No
GPS
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 No No

Performance
Startup delay
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 Unknown Unknown
Shutter lag
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 Unknown Unknown
Battery life
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 Unknown Unknown
Continuous shooting
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 Unknown 1.7 fps

Focus system
Autofocus
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 Contrast detection Contrast detection
Focus points
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 Unknown Unknown
Cross type focus points
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 Unknown Unknown

Shutter
Max
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 1/1500s 1/2000s
Min
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 15s 15s

Flash
Built-in flash
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 Yes Yes
Popup
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 No Yes
External connection
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 No No

Storage
Storage slots
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 1 1
Supported formats
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 SDHC
SD
MMC
MMCplus
MMCplus (HD)		 CompactFlash (Type II)
CompactFlash (Type I)