General

Canon PowerShot S1 IS Canon PowerShot SX200 IS
Manufacturer
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Canon Canon
Lowest price
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$295.00 $249.99
Announced
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February, 2004 February, 2009

Sensor

Type
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CCD CCD
Size
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1/3.6" 5x3mm 1/2.5" 6x4mm
Resolution
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3.2 MP 12.1 MP
Light sensitivity
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400 ISO 1,600 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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None None

Sensor (Advanced)

True resolution
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3.2 MP 9.8 MP
Native resolution
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2048 x 1536 4000 x 3000
Pixel size
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6.5 µm² 2.4 µm²

Screen

Type
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LCD LCD
Size
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1.5" 3.0"
Resolution
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114k dots 230k dots
Touchscreen
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No No
Flips out
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No No

Lens

Zoom
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10x 12x
Wide-angle
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38 mm 28 mm
Telephoto
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380 mm 336 mm
Aperture (wide-angle)
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f/2.8 f/3.4
Aperture (telephoto)
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f/3.1 f/5.3
Macro focus
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10 cm 0 cm

Form factor

Size
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111x78x66 mm 103x61x38 mm
Depth
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2.6" 1.5"
Weight
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469 g 220 g
Live view
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No No
Waterproof
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No No
Interchangeable lenses
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No No

Viewfinder

Type
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Digital None
Viewfinder size
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Unknown Unknown
Coverage
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n/a n/a

Movies

Format
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480p @ 30fps 720p @ 30fps
Supports 24p
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No No
High-speed framerate
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None None
All formats 480p @ 15fps
480p @ 30fps
720p @ 30fps
480p @ 30fps
320 x 240 @ 30fps

Advanced

Image stabilization
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Lens Lens
Supports RAW
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No No
GPS
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No No
Continuous shooting
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1.7 fps None

Storage

Storage slots
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1 1
Supported formats
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CompactFlash (Type I)
CompactFlash (Type II)
SDHC
MMCplus (HD)
MMCplus
MMC
SD

Shutter

Max
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1/2000s 1/3200s
Min
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15s 15s

Flash

Built-in flash
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Yes Yes
External connection
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No No