Canon IXUS 105 vs Nikon S4000

differences

Advantages of the Canon IXUS 105

Wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.2

At its widest zoom, the IXUS 105's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)

Better image stabilization

Lens

Digital

Less risk of blur

Significantly better macro capability

3 cm

8 cm

Focus on subjects 2.7x closer to the lens

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

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

Cheaper

$206.22

$289.24

The best price we've seen is $83 cheaper (around 30% less)

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the Canon IXUS 105

Advantages of the Nikon S4000

Significantly larger screen

3.0"

2.7"

More than 10% larger screen

Has a touch screen

Yes

Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus

Higher resolution movies

720p

480p @ 30fps

Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video

Higher resolution screen

460k dots

230k dots

2x higher resolution screen

Better wide angle

27 mm

28 mm

Almost the same

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The S4000's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Thinner

0.8"

0.9"

Around 10% thinner

Slightly lighter

131 g

140 g

Around 10% lighter

Learn more about
the Nikon S4000

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon IXUS 105

54	vs	63
Explain scores

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix S4000.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Fairly small

IXUS 105:	91x56x22 mm
S4000:	95x57x20 mm

Light weight

IXUS 105:	140 g
S4000:	131 g

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Slow continuous shooting
	0.9 fps

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

Poor movies

IXUS 105:	480p @ 30fps
S4000:	720p

	Poor zoom
	4x

competitors

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Compact

$230

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Compare the IXUS 115 HS vs the IXUS 105

Compare the IXUS 115 HS vs the Coolpix S4000

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Is slightly less expensive

Is thicker

Doesn't have image stabilization

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the IXUS 105

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the Coolpix S4000

Canon Digital IXUS 130 IS

Ultra compact

Compare the Digital IXUS 130 IS vs the IXUS 105

Compare the Digital IXUS 130 IS vs the Coolpix S4000

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Creates panoramas in-camera

Is slightly less expensive

Slightly shorter exposures

Much worse macro focusing

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the IXUS 105

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Coolpix S4000

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Creates panoramas in-camera

Is slightly lighter

Slightly shorter exposures

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W530 vs the IXUS 105

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W530 vs the Coolpix S4000

Sony Cybershot W510

Compact

$108 - $198

Is slightly less expensive

Slightly shorter exposures

Compare the Cybershot W510 vs the IXUS 105

Compare the Cybershot W510 vs the Coolpix S4000

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Compact

$163 - $228

Higher resolution movies

Significantly better wide angle

Slightly lower true resolution

Slightly smaller sensor

Compare the IXUS 220 HS vs the IXUS 105

Canon Digital IXUS 100 IS

Ultra compact

$276

Higher resolution movies

Has a viewfinder

Much worse wide angle

Narrower aperture

Compare the Digital IXUS 100 IS vs the IXUS 105

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Significantly larger screen

Higher resolution movies

Much more shutter lag

Larger

Compare the PowerShot A3300 IS vs the IXUS 105

Canon PowerShot A1300

Compact

$109 - $119

Higher resolution movies

Has a viewfinder

Significantly larger

Significantly thicker

Compare the PowerShot A1300 vs the IXUS 105

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$167

Shoots faster

Slightly smaller

Significantly smaller screen

No touch screen

Compare the Coolpix S3000 vs the Coolpix S4000

Fujifilm FinePix S4050

Super zoom

Much more zoom

Significantly better wide angle

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the FinePix S4050 vs the Coolpix S4000

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Ultra compact

$164 - $183

Wider aperture

Better image stabilization

Significantly smaller screen

No touch screen

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W350 vs the Coolpix S4000

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Canon IXUS105 vs Nikon CoolpixS4000

Nikon Coolpix S4000

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S4000

Canon IXUS 105

Reasons to buy the Canon IXUS 105

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon IXUS 105

Advantages of the Nikon S4000

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon Digital IXUS 130 IS

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Sony Cybershot W510

Canon IXUS 105 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Canon Digital IXUS 100 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A1300

Nikon Coolpix S4000 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Fujifilm FinePix S4050

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

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Canon IXUS
105
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Nikon Coolpix
S4000