Canon IXY 400F

Winner

vs

Canon IXY 200F

Runner-up

Reasons to buy the Canon IXY 400F

We are not aware of any reasons to consider buying the Canon IXY 400F over the Canon IXY 200F.

Reasons to buy the Canon IXY 200F

We are not aware of any reasons to consider buying the Canon IXY 200F over the Canon IXY 400F.

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Advantages of the Canon IXY 200F

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Higher resolution movies

720p @ 30fps

480p @ 30fps

Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video

Smaller

92x56x18 mm

91x56x22 mm

Around 20% smaller

Thinner

0.7"

0.9"

Around 20% thinner

Slightly lighter

133 g

140 g

Around 10% lighter

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recommendations

Which camera do we recommend? Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Snapsort Recommends

Canon IXY 200F 47

vs

51 Canon IXY 400F

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Wide aperture
	f/2.8

Fairly small

IXY 200F:	91x56x22 mm
IXY 400F:	92x56x18 mm

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

Thin

IXY 200F:	0.9"
IXY 400F:	0.7"

Light weight

IXY 200F:	140 g
IXY 400F:	133 g

	No boost ISO
	Lacks boost light sensitivity

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

Slow continuous shooting

IXY 200F:	0.9 fps
IXY 400F:	0.7 fps

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	1,600 ISO

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

	Very small screens
	2.7"

	Poor wide angle
	28 mm

Poor movies

IXY 200F:	480p @ 30fps
IXY 400F:	720p @ 30fps

	Poor zoom
	4x

competitors

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$180

Records higher quality movies

Has a slightly larger screen

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the IXY 200F

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the IXY 400F

Canon PowerShot A2500

Compact

$79 - $126

Compare the PowerShot A2500 vs the IXY 200F

Compare the PowerShot A2500 vs the IXY 400F

Canon PowerShot ELPH 130 IS

Travel zoom

$109

Slightly closer macro focusing

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 130 IS vs the IXY 200F

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 130 IS vs the IXY 400F

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$200 - $300

Has much more zoom

Records higher quality movies

Is thicker

Is much heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the IXY 200F

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the IXY 400F

Canon PowerShot SD960 IS

Compact

Is thicker

Is slightly larger

Compare the PowerShot SD960 IS vs the IXY 200F

Compare the PowerShot SD960 IS vs the IXY 400F

Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100

Pro digicam

$548

Has a significantly wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Is thicker

Is significantly heavier

Compare the Cybershot DSC-RX100 vs the IXY 200F

Compare the Cybershot DSC-RX100 vs the IXY 400F

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

Higher resolution movies

Smaller

Compare the PowerShot SD1400 IS vs the IXY 200F

Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

Compact

Has a viewfinder

Slightly smaller

Much worse wide angle

Smaller screen

Compare the PowerShot SD1200 IS vs the IXY 200F

Canon PowerShot SD750

Compact

Significantly larger screen

Slightly smaller

Much worse wide angle

No image stabilization

Compare the PowerShot SD750 vs the IXY 200F

Samsung WB250F

Travel zoom

$111 - $169

Significantly more zoom

Higher resolution movies

Narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the WB250F vs the IXY 200F

Canon IXY Digital 900 IS

Compact

Has a viewfinder

Shoots slightly faster

Significantly lower true resolution

Smaller screen

Compare the IXY Digital 900 IS vs the IXY 200F

Sony Cybershot DSC-WX200

Travel zoom

$241

Higher resolution movies

Takes 3D photos

Narrower aperture

Slightly larger

Compare the Cybershot DSC-WX200 vs the IXY 400F

Samsung TL225

Compact

Much higher resolution screen

Much larger screen

Significantly narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the TL225 vs the IXY 400F

Canon IXY 10S

Compact

Much larger screen

Significantly better wide angle

Larger

Thicker

Compare the IXY 10S vs the IXY 400F

Samsung ST200F

Digicam

Significantly larger screen

Can create panoramas in-camera

Narrower aperture

Compare the ST200F vs the IXY 400F

Canon PowerShot A630

Digicam

Supports an external flash

Has a viewfinder

Much larger

Much worse wide angle

Compare the PowerShot A630 vs the IXY 400F

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IXY 200F

Canon

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IXY 400F

Canon

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Canon IXY 400F

vs

Canon IXY 200F

Reasons to buy the Canon IXY 400F

Reasons to buy the Canon IXY 200F

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon IXY 200F

Advantages of the Canon IXY 400F

recommendations

Which camera do we recommend? Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

vs

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot A2500

Canon PowerShot ELPH 130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SD960 IS

Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100

Canon IXY 200F Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

Canon PowerShot SD750

Samsung WB250F

Canon IXY Digital 900 IS

Canon IXY 400F Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-WX200

Samsung TL225

Canon IXY 10S

Samsung ST200F

Canon PowerShot A630

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