Canon PowerShot
G12
 vs
Nikon Coolpix
P510

General

 Canon PowerShot G12 Nikon Coolpix P510
Brand
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 Canon Nikon
Lowest price
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 $971.00 $339.00
Announced
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 September, 2010 February, 2012

Sensor
Type
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 CCD CMOS
Size
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 1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
Megapixels
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 10 MP 15.9 MP
Light sensitivity
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 3,200 ISO 3,200 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 None Unknown

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 10 MP 9.7 MP
Native resolution
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 3648 x 2736 4608 x 3456
Pixel size
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 4.3 µm² 1.8 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 2.8" 3.0"
Resolution
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 461k dots 921k dots
Touch screen
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 No No
Flips out
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 Yes Yes

Lens
Zoom
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 5x 41.7x
Wide angle
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 28 mm 24 mm
Telephoto
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 140 mm 1,000 mm
Aperture (wide angle)
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 f/2.8 f/3.0
Aperture (telephoto)
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 f/4.5 f/5.6
Macro focus
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 1 cm 2 cm

Form factor
Size
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 112x76x48 mm 120x83x102 mm
Depth
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 1.9" 4"
Weight
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 401 g 555 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 No No
Waterproof
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 No No

Viewfinder
Type
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 Tunnel Digital
Viewfinder size
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 Unknown Unknown

Movies
Format
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 720p @ 24fps 1080p @ 30fps
Supports 24p
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 Yes No
High-speed framerate
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 None 120 fps
External mic jack
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 No No
Autofocus
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 Unknown Contrast detection
Continuous focus
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 n/a Unknown
All formats
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 720p @ 24fps
480p @ 30fps
320 x 240 @ 30fps		 720p @ 60fps
1080p @ 15fps
480p @ 120fps
720p @ 30fps
480p @ 30fps
1080p @ 30fps

Features
Panorama
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 No Yes
HDR
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 Yes Yes
3D
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 No Yes
Image stabilization
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 Lens Lens
Supports RAW
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 Yes No
GPS
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 No Yes

Performance
Startup delay
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 2700 ms Unknown
Shutter lag
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 380 ms 380 ms
Battery life
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 350 shots 200 shots
Continuous shooting
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 2 fps 7 fps

Focus system
Autofocus
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 Contrast detection Contrast detection
Focus points
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 Unknown Unknown
Cross type focus points
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 Unknown Unknown

Shutter
Max
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 1/4000s 1/4000s
Min
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 15s 8s

Flash
Built-in flash
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 Yes Yes
Popup
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 No Yes
External connection
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 Yes No

Storage
Storage slots
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 1 1
Supported formats
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 SDXC
SDHC
MMCplus
MMCplus (HD)
SD
MMC		 SD
SDHC
SDXC

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 47.0 Unknown
Color depth
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 20.4 bits Unknown
Dynamic range
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 11.2 EV Unknown
Low light performance
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 161 ISO Unknown