Compare the Canon PowerShot G11 vs the Canon PowerShot S95

differences

Advantages of the Canon G11

Much longer battery life

1000 shots

200 shots

5x more shots per battery charge

Has a flip-out screen

Yes

Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies

Significantly better macro capability

1 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 5x closer to the lens

Slightly lower noise at high ISO

169 ISO

153 ISO

The G11 has a slight edge (0.1 f-stops) in low noise, high ISO performance

Supports an external flash

Yes

An external flash often produces better looking flash images

Has a viewfinder

Tunnel

None

A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/4000s

1/1600s

2.5x faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Canon G11

Advantages of the Canon S95

Significantly wider aperture

f/2.0

f/2.8

At its widest zoom, the S95's lens captures slightly more light (1 f-stop)

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

Has in-camera HDR

Yes

Combines multiple exposures to capture high dynamic range

Larger screen

3.0"

2.8"

Around 10% larger screen

Has boost ISO

12,800 ISO

None

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

Higher resolution movies

720p @ 24fps

480p @ 30fps

Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video but at a lower frame rate

Smaller

99x58x29 mm

112x76x48 mm

2.4x smaller

More dynamic range

11.3 EV

11.1 EV

0.2 f-stops more dynamic range

Lighter

193 g

375 g

Around 50% lighter

Less startup delay

2200 ms

2500 ms

More than 10% less delay when turning on

Thinner

1.2"

1.9"

Around 40% thinner

Shoots slightly faster

1.9 fps

1.1 fps

More than 70% faster continuous shooting

Learn more about
the Canon S95

recommendations

Relative to the best recent pro digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot G11

45	vs	52
Explain scores

Canon PowerShot S95

Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot S95.

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Very large sensors
	1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm

Wide aperture

G11:	f/2.8
S95:	f/2.0

	RAW support
	Better editing

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

Significant startup delay

G11:	2500 ms
S95:	2200 ms

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

Slow continuous shooting

G11:	1.1 fps
S95:	1.9 fps

Poor movies

G11:	480p @ 30fps
S95:	720p @ 24fps

	Poor wide angle
	28 mm

Poor zoom

G11:	5x
S95:	3.8x

Compared to recent pro digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

	Short max exposure time
	15 seconds

	Capture low resolution images
	10 MP

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	3,200 ISO

	Neither has an external mic jack
	Limited to the in-camera mic

	No OLED screens
	LCD

	Low resolution screens
	461k dots

Poor dynamic range

G11:	11.1 EV
S95:	11.3 EV

	Low image quality
	47.0

Above average noise at high ISO

G11:	169 ISO
S95:	153 ISO

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competitors

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$325 - $349

Records higher quality movies

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot G11

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S110

Pro digicam

$399

Records higher quality movies

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the PowerShot S110 vs the PowerShot G11

Compare the PowerShot S110 vs the PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$971

Has slightly less shutter lag

Is much more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot G12 vs the PowerShot G11

Compare the PowerShot G12 vs the PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot G15

Pro digicam

$444 - $449

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly higher resolution screen

Is slightly heavier

Compare the PowerShot G15 vs the PowerShot G11

Compare the PowerShot G15 vs the PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S90

Pro digicam

Has a slower max shutter speed

Compare the PowerShot S90 vs the PowerShot G11

Compare the PowerShot S90 vs the PowerShot S95

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$455 - $514

Has a slightly larger sensor

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Is slightly heavier

Has slightly less color depth

Compare the Lumix DMC-LX5 vs the PowerShot G11

Compare the Lumix DMC-LX5 vs the PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot G1X

Boutique

$649

Has a much larger sensor

Is much less noisy at high ISO

Is significantly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot G1X vs the PowerShot G11

Compare the PowerShot G1X vs the PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot G10

Pro digicam

Much higher true resolution

Larger screen

Significantly worse image quality

Screen does not flip out

Compare the PowerShot G10 vs the PowerShot G11

Nikon Coolpix P7000

Pro digicam

$573 - $606

Has an external mic jack

Supports 24p

Much shorter battery life

Screen does not flip out

Compare the Coolpix P7000 vs the PowerShot G11

Canon PowerShot G9

Pro digicam

Much higher true resolution

Larger screen

Much shorter battery life

Significantly worse image quality

Compare the PowerShot G9 vs the PowerShot G11

Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100

Pro digicam

$648 - $760

Much larger sensor

Much lower noise at high ISO

No 24p support

More startup delay

Compare the Cybershot DSC-RX100 vs the PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$245 - $269

More zoom

Higher resolution movies

Much narrower aperture

No RAW support

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the PowerShot S95

Olympus XZ-1

Pro digicam

$323

Has an OLED screen

Larger sensor

Significantly worse image quality

No 24p support

Compare the XZ-1 vs the PowerShot S95

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Canon PowerShotG11 vs Canon PowerShotS95

Canon PowerShot S95

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot S95

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot G11

recommendations

Relative to the best recent pro digicams, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon G11

Advantages of the Canon S95

recommendations

Relative to the best recent pro digicams, and ignoring price

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Compared to recent pro digicams

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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot S110

Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G15

Canon PowerShot S90

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Canon PowerShot G1X

Canon PowerShot G11 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot G10

Nikon Coolpix P7000

Canon PowerShot G9

Canon PowerShot S95 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-RX100

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Olympus XZ-1

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Canon PowerShot
G11
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Canon PowerShot
S95