Updated (September, 2010): Compare the Canon PowerShot G12 vs Fujifilm FinePix S100fs

Fujifilm FinePix S100fs

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Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix S100fs

Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
10,000 ISO
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Digital
External flash
External flash
Better lighting
Canon PowerShot G11

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot G11

Size
Really small
Mid size 112x76x48 mm
Screen flips out
Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Macro focus
Great macro
1 cm
Thickness
Thin
1.9"
Weight
Light-weight
375 g
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Tunnel

differences

Advantages of the Canon G11

Size Much smaller 112x76x48 mm vs 133x93x150 mm
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4.6x smaller
Screen size Significantly larger screen 2.8" vs 2.5"
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More than 10% larger screen
Color depth Better color depth 20.4 bits vs 19.6 bits
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Distinguishes 0.8 more bits of color
Thickness Much thinner 1.9" vs 5.9"
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3.1x thinner
Weight Much lighter 375 g vs 918 g
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2.4x lighter
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 461k dots vs 230k dots
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More than 2x higher resolution screen
Overall image quality Better image quality 47.0 vs 43.0
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Around 10% better image quality
Lowest price Significantly cheaper $671.89 vs $842.01
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The best price we've seen is $170 cheaper (more than 20% less)
Canon PowerShot G11 Learn more about
the Canon G11

Advantages of the Fujifilm S100fs

Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/1.7" 8.8x6.6mm vs 1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
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More than 30% larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution 11.1 MP vs 10 MP
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Capture more than 10% more detail in your photos
Zoom More zoom 14.3x vs 5x
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More than 8x more zoom
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 10,000 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 3.9 fps vs 1.1 fps
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More than 3.5x faster continuous shooting
Low light performance Slightly lower noise at high ISO 177 ISO vs 169 ISO
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The S100fs has a slight edge (0.1 f-stops) in low noise, high ISO performance
Longest exposure Longer exposures 30s vs 15s
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2x longer exposures
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent pro digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot G11 Canon PowerShot G11
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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Fujifilm FinePix S100fs.

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Canon G11 vs Canon G12

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Screen flips out Flip-out screens Help
Great for movies
Sensor size Very large sensors Help
G11:1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
S100fs:1/1.7" 8.8x6.6mm
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Supports RAW RAW support Help
Better editing
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
1 cm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
External flash Support external flash Help
Better lighting
Viewfinder Viewfinders Help
G11:Tunnel
S100fs:Digital
Fastest shutter speed Very fast max shutter speeds Help
1/4000 of a second
Lowest price Very expensive Help
G11:$671.89
S100fs:$842.01
Weight Heavy Help
G11:375 g
S100fs:918 g
Thickness Quite thick Help
G11:1.9"
S100fs:5.9"
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
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen size Very small screens Help
G11:2.8"
S100fs:2.5"
Size Large Help
G11:112x76x48 mm
S100fs:133x93x150 mm
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm

Compared to recent pro digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

External mic jack Neither has an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic
Supports 24p No support for 24p Help
Missing that film look
Screen type No OLED screens Help
LCD
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
G11:461k dots
S100fs:230k dots
Aperture Very narrow widest aperture size Help
f/2.8

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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon D5100

Nikon D5100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $597 body only

$600 - $697 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Has a much larger sensor
Low light performance Is much less noisy at high ISO
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon Rebel T3i

Canon Rebel T3i

Entry-level DSLR

$619 - $700 body only

$745 - $1,000 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Has a much larger sensor
Low light performance Is much less noisy at high ISO
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon Rebel T3

Canon Rebel T3

Entry-level DSLR

$333 body only

$489 - $500 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Has a much larger sensor
Low light performance Is much less noisy at high ISO
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier

Canon PowerShot G11 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Supports 24p Supports 24p
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Low light performance Slightly more noise at high ISO
Weight Slightly heavier
Canon PowerShot G1X

Canon PowerShot G1X

Boutique

$799 - $800

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Low light performance Much lower noise at high ISO
Macro focus Much worse macro capability
Size Larger
Canon PowerShot G10

Canon PowerShot G10

Pro digicam

True resolution Much higher true resolution
Screen size Larger screen
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Overall image quality Significantly worse image quality
Nikon Coolpix P7000

Nikon Coolpix P7000

Pro digicam

$249

External mic jack Has an external mic jack
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Color depth Worse color depth
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Sensor size Smaller sensor

Fujifilm FinePix S100fs Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm X-S1

Fujifilm X-S1

Pro digicam

$828 - $964

External mic jack Has an external mic jack
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Larger
Fujifilm FinePix HS20 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix HS20

Super zoom

$299 - $335

Zoom Much more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO
Fujifilm FinePix HS30 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix HS30 EXR

Super zoom

$438 - $500

Zoom Much more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Fujifilm FinePix S200EXR

Fujifilm FinePix S200EXR

Pro digicam

Screen size Larger screen
True resolution Significantly higher true resolution
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Super zoom

$499 - $500

External mic jack Has an external mic jack
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Low light performance More noise at high ISO

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