Canon PowerShot
G11
 vs
Samsung
TL500

Updated (September, 2010): Compare the Canon PowerShot G12 vs Samsung TL500

Samsung TL500

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Reasons to buy the Samsung TL500

Aperture
 Wide aperture
f/1.8
Wide angle
 Wide angle lens
24 mm
Screen resolution
 High resolution screen
920k dots
Screen flips out
 Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Screen type
 OLED Screen
Bright and vivid
Macro focus
 Great macro
1 cm
Canon PowerShot G11

55

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot G11

Screen flips out
 Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Macro focus
 Great macro
1 cm
Viewfinder
 Great viewfinder
Tunnel
External flash
 External flash
Better lighting
Fastest shutter speed
 Fast shutter speed
1/4000 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Canon G11
Low light performance Lower noise at high ISO 169 ISO vs 129 ISO
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 The G11 has a slight edge (0.4 f-stops) in low noise, high ISO performance
Color depth Better color depth 20.4 bits vs 19.2 bits
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 Distinguishes 1.2 more bits of color
Overall image quality Better image quality 47.0 vs 40.0
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 Around 20% better image quality
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Tunnel vs None
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 A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/4000s vs 1/1500s
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 2.7x faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Samsung TL500
Aperture Much wider aperture f/1.8 vs f/2.8
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 At its widest zoom, the TL500's lens captures much more light (1.3 f-stops)
Screen type Has an OLED screen OLED vs LCD
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 OLED screens are often brighter and more vibrant than typical LCD screens
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 24 mm vs 28 mm
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 More than 10% better wide angle
Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen 920k dots vs 461k dots
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 Around 2x higher resolution screen
Screen size Larger screen 3.0" vs 2.8"
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 Around 10% larger screen
Size Smaller 114x63x29 mm vs 112x76x48 mm
Help
 Around 50% smaller
Thickness Thinner 1.1" vs 1.9"
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 Around 40% thinner
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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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Samsung TL500 Samsung TL500
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Uses Travel score Travel
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Fast action, sometimes indoors
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Features Low light image quality Low light image quality
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Color accuracy Color accuracy
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Autofocus peformance Still image focusing
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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
1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm
Aperture Wide aperture Help
G11:f/2.8
TL500:f/1.8
Supports RAW RAW support Help
Better editing
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
1 cm
External flash Support external flash Help
Better lighting
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Weight Heavy Help
G11:375 g
TL500:386 g
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Movie format Movie support Help
480p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
G11:5x
TL500:3x

Compared to recent pro digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.
Longest exposure Short max exposure time Help
G11:15s
TL500:16s
Supports 24p No support for 24p Help
Missing that film look
True resolution Capture low resolution images Help
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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$389 - $500
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Supports 24p Records movies in 24p
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is slightly larger
Compare the PowerShot G12 vs the PowerShot G11
Compare the PowerShot G12 vs the TL500
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Pro digicam

$320 - $468
Sensor size Has a significantly larger sensor
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Screen flips out Doesn't have a screen which flips out
Compare the Lumix DMC-LX5 vs the PowerShot G11
Compare the Lumix DMC-LX5 vs the TL500
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$369
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Dynamic range Has slightly wider dynamic range
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
External flash Doesn't support an external flash
Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the PowerShot G11
Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the TL500
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$414 - $430
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Color depth Has slightly more color depth
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
External flash Doesn't support an external flash
Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot G11
Compare the Powershot S100 vs the TL500
Nikon Coolpix P7000

Nikon Coolpix P7000

Pro digicam

$279 - $500
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Supports 24p Records movies in 24p
Thickness Is thicker
Screen flips out Doesn't have a screen which flips out
Compare the Coolpix P7000 vs the PowerShot G11
Compare the Coolpix P7000 vs the TL500
Fujifilm Finepix X10

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Pro digicam

$583 - $600
Sensor size Has a much larger sensor
Low light performance Is significantly less noisy at high ISO
Thickness Is thicker
Screen flips out Doesn't have a screen which flips out
Compare the Finepix X10 vs the PowerShot G11
Compare the Finepix X10 vs the TL500
Canon PowerShot G1X

Canon PowerShot G1X

Boutique

$799
Sensor size Has a much larger sensor
Low light performance Is much less noisy at high ISO
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Compare the PowerShot G1X vs the PowerShot G11
Compare the PowerShot G1X vs the TL500

Canon PowerShot G11 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
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
Compare the PowerShot G10 vs the PowerShot G11
Canon PowerShot G9

Canon PowerShot G9

Pro digicam
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Screen size Larger screen
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Overall image quality Significantly worse image quality
Compare the PowerShot G9 vs the PowerShot G11

Samsung TL500 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Olympus XZ-1

Olympus XZ-1

Pro digicam

$499 - $500
Sensor size Significantly larger sensor
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Compare the XZ-1 vs the TL500
Nikon Coolpix P300

Nikon Coolpix P300

Pro digicam

$277
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Supports RAW No RAW support
Compare the Coolpix P300 vs the TL500

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Canon PowerShot G11 Samsung TL500
Canon PowerShot G11 Samsung TL500

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