Canon PowerShot
S1 IS
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Canon PowerShot
SX1 IS
S1 IS
SX1 IS
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recommendations
Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price
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Canon PowerShot S1 IS |
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Canon PowerShot SX1 IS |  |
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Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SX1 IS. |
differences
Reasons to consider the Canon S1 IS |
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Significantly smaller | 111x78x66 mm | vs | 128x88x88 mm |  |
More than 70% smaller | ||||
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Significantly lighter | 469 g | vs | 615 g | |
More than 30% lighter | ||||
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Much cheaper | $288.29 | vs | $599.95 | |
The best price we've seen is $312 cheaper (more than 2x less) | ||||
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Thinner | 2.6" | vs | 3.5" | |
More than 30% thinner | ||||
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Reasons to consider the Canon SX1 IS |
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Much larger screen | 2.8" | vs | 1.5" | |
Around 90% larger screen | ||||
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Higher resolution movies | 1080p @ 30fps | vs | 480p @ 30fps | |
Shoots high resolution Full HD (1080p) video | ||||
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Much better wide-angle | 28 mm | vs | 38 mm | |
Around 40% better wide-angle | ||||
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Significantly more zoom | 20x | vs | 10x | |
4x more zoom | ||||
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Much higher resolution | 9.8 MP | vs | 3.2 MP | |
More than 3x higher resolution | ||||
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Has a CMOS-family sensor | CMOS | vs | CCD | |
CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images | ||||
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Much better macro capability | 0 cm | vs | 10 cm | |
Almost the same | ||||
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Much larger sensor | 1/2.5" 6x4mm | vs | 1/3.6" 5x3mm | |
Around 40% larger sensor | ||||
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Shoots RAW | Yes | vs | No | |
Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control | ||||
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Higher resolution screen | 230k dots | vs | 114k dots | |
More than 2x higher resolution screen | ||||
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Supports an external flash | Yes | vs | No | |
An external flash often produces better looking flash images | ||||
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Shoots faster | 4 fps | vs | 1.7 fps | |
Around 2.5x faster continuous shooting | ||||
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Better maximum light sensitivity | 1,600 ISO | vs | 400 ISO | |
The SX1 IS's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better | ||||
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Faster max shutter speed | 1/3200s | vs | 1/2000s | |
60% faster max shutter speed | ||||
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similarities
Compared to recent digicams
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competitors
Shared Competitors |
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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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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35Super zoom $315 - $414 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1Super zoom $350 - $380 |
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Canon PowerShot S5 ISSuper zoom |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5vTravel zoom $315 - $350 |
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Nikon Coolpix P90Super zoom $350 |
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Canon PowerShot S1 IS Competitors |
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Olympus SP-560 UZSuper zoom $485 |
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Canon PowerShot S3 ISSuper zoom |
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Olympus SP-700Compact |
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Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTiEntry-level DSLR $759 body only $733 with 18-55mm lens |
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Canon PowerShot SX1 IS Competitors |
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Canon PowerShot G11Pro digicam $447 - $520 |
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Fujifilm FinePix HS10Super zoom $410 - $430 |
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