

Canon PowerShot
G10
vs
Canon PowerShot
SX1 IS
G10
SX1 IS
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recommendations
Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price
| Canon PowerShot G10 |
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Canon PowerShot SX1 IS | ||||||||
| Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a pro digicam with a super zoom. |
differences
Reasons to consider the Canon G10 |
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| Much smaller | 109x78x46 mm | vs | 128x88x88 mm | More than 2.5x smaller | ||||||
| Much larger sensor | 1/1.7" 7x5mm | vs | 1/2.5" 6x4mm | More than 50% larger sensor | ||||||
| Much higher resolution | 14.7 MP | vs | 9.8 MP | Around 50% higher resolution | ||||||
| Significantly higher resolution screen | 461k dots | vs | 230k dots | More than 2x higher resolution screen | ||||||
| Larger screen | 3.0" | vs | 2.8" | Around 10% larger screen | ||||||
| Significantly lighter | 390 g | vs | 615 g | Around 60% lighter | ||||||
| Significantly thinner | 1.8" | vs | 3.5" | More than 90% thinner | ||||||
| Slightly faster max shutter speed | 1/4000s | vs | 1/3200s | Around 30% faster max shutter speed | ||||||
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Reasons to consider the Canon SX1 IS |
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| Higher resolution movies | 1080p @ 30fps | vs | 480p @ 30fps | Shoots high resolution Full HD (1080p) video | ||||||
| Much more zoom | 20x | vs | 5x | 16x more zoom | ||||||
| Has a CMOS-family sensor | CMOS | vs | CCD | CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images | ||||||
| Shoots faster | 4 fps | vs | 0.7 fps | More than 5.5x faster continuous shooting | ||||||
| Slightly better macro capability | 0 cm | vs | 1 cm | Almost the same | ||||||
| Cheaper | $599.95 | vs | $699.00 | The best price we've seen is $99 cheaper (around 20% less) | ||||||
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similarities
Compared to recent digicams
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competitors
Shared Competitors |
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Disadvantages |
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Canon PowerShot SX20 ISSuper zoom $369 - $413 |
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Nikon Coolpix P100Super zoom $339 - $400 |
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Canon PowerShot G11Pro digicam $447 - $520 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35Super zoom $315 - $414 |
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Canon PowerShot S90Pro digicam $340 - $391 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1Super zoom $350 - $380 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1Mirrorless interchangeable-lens $540 body only $705 with 14-45mm lens |
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Canon PowerShot G10 Competitors |
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Canon PowerShot G9Pro digicam $1,200 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3Pro digicam $375 - $500 |
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Canon PowerShot SX1 IS Competitors |
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Fujifilm FinePix HS10Super zoom $410 - $430 |
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Canon PowerShot S5 ISSuper zoom |
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