Canon PowerShot
S1 IS
 vs
Nikon
D5000

General

 Canon PowerShot S1 IS Nikon D5000
Brand
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 Canon Nikon
Lowest price
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 $480.55 $879.95
Announced
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 February, 2004 April, 2009

Sensor
Type
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 CCD CMOS
Size
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 1/3.6" 5.3x4.0mm APS-C 23.6x15.8mm
Crop factor
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 n/a 1.5x
Megapixels
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 3.1 MP 12.2 MP
Light sensitivity
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 400 ISO 3,200 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 None 6,400 ISO
Sensor cleaning
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 n/a Yes

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 3.1 MP 12.2 MP
Native resolution
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 2048 x 1536 4288 x 2848
Pixel size
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 6.6 µm² 30.5 µm²

Screen
Type
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 LCD LCD
Size
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 1.5" 2.7"
Resolution
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 114k dots 230k dots
Touch screen
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 No No
Flips out
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 Yes Yes
Live view
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 n/a Yes

Lens
Zoom
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 10x n/a
Wide angle
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 38 mm n/a
Telephoto
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 380 mm n/a
Aperture (wide angle)
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 f/2.8 n/a
Aperture (telephoto)
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 f/3.1 n/a
Macro focus
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 10 cm n/a

Form factor
Size
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 111x78x66 mm 127x104x80 mm
Depth
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 2.6" 3.1"
Weight
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 469 g 590 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 No Yes
Waterproof
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 No No
Weather sealed
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 n/a No

Viewfinder
Type
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 Digital Pentamirror
Viewfinder size
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 Unknown 0.51x
Coverage
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 n/a 95%

Movies
Format
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 480p @ 30fps 720p @ 24fps
Supports 24p
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 No Yes
High-speed framerate
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 None None
External mic jack
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 Unknown No
Autofocus
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 Unknown Unknown
All formats
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 480p @ 30fps
480p @ 15fps		 720p @ 24fps

Features
Panorama
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 Unknown No
HDR
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 Unknown No
3D
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 Unknown No
Image stabilization
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 Lens None
Supports RAW
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 No Yes
GPS
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 No No

Performance
Startup delay
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 Unknown 400 ms
Shutter lag
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 Unknown 276 ms
Battery life
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 Unknown 510 shots
Continuous shooting
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 1.7 fps 4 fps

Focus system
Autofocus
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 Contrast detection Phase detection
Focus points
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 Unknown 11
Cross type focus points
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 Unknown 1

Shutter
Max
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 1/2000s 1/4000s
Min
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 15s 30s

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

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

Lenses
Lens availability
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 n/a 169 lenses
Lens focus motor
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 n/a No
Lens mount
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 n/a Nikon F

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 Unknown 72.0
Color depth
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 Unknown 22.7 bits
Dynamic range
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 Unknown 12.5 EV
Low light performance
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 Unknown 868 ISO