Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Canon PowerShot A3300 IS vs Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
28 mm
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Shutter lag
Barely any delay taking photos
370 ms shutter lag
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Canon PowerShot A3100 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot A3100 IS

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Shutter lag
Barely any delay taking photos
390 ms shutter lag

differences

Advantages of the Canon A3100 IS

Aperture Slightly wider aperture f/2.7 vs f/2.8
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At its widest zoom, the A3100 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)
Lowest price Slightly cheaper $157.99 vs $177.99
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The best price we've seen is $20 cheaper (more than 10% less)
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/1600s vs 1/1500s
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Around 10% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Canon SD1300 IS

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 35 mm
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20% better wide angle
Size Smaller 91x56x22 mm vs 97x58x28 mm
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Around 30% smaller
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 1.1"
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More than 20% thinner
Weight Lighter 140 g vs 165 g
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Around 20% lighter
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Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot A3100 IS Canon PowerShot A3100 IS
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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
A3100 IS:f/2.7
SD1300 IS:f/2.8
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
3 cm
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
A3100 IS:1/1600s
SD1300 IS:1/1500s
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Movie format Movie support Help
480p @ 30fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
A3100 IS:35 mm
SD1300 IS:28 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
4x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Shutter lag Has much more shutter lag
Canon PowerShot A1300

Canon PowerShot A1300

Compact

$109 - $119

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon PowerShot A1200

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$69

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Supports 24p Records movies in 24p
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

$225

Movie format Records lower quality movies
Thickness Is thinner
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive

Canon PowerShot A3100 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-W560

Sony Cybershot W560

Compact

$116

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Macro focus Worse macro capability
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Canon PowerShot A800

Canon PowerShot A800

Compact

$84 - $90

Macro focus Better macro capability
Lowest price Cheaper
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Aperture Narrower aperture
Nikon Coolpix L24

Nikon Coolpix L24

Compact

$60

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Lowest price Cheaper
Aperture Narrower aperture
Wide angle Worse wide angle

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Ultra compact

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture

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