Canon PowerShot
S1 IS
 vs
Olympus
SP-700

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot S1 IS

Built-in flash
 Built-in flash
Usually standard
Image stabilization
 Image stabilization
Lens
Screen flips out
 Flip-out screen
Great for movies
Viewfinder
 Great viewfinder
Digital
Olympus SP-700

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Reasons to buy the Olympus SP-700

Built-in flash
 Built-in flash
Usually standard
Screen size
 Large screen
3.0"
Size
 Really small
Compact 98x57x24 mm
Thickness
 Thin
0.9"
Weight
 Light-weight
180 g

differences

Advantages of the Canon S1 IS
Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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 Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen Yes vs No
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 Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.3
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 At its widest zoom, the S1 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)
Zoom More zoom 10x vs 3x
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 More than 11x more zoom
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Digital vs None
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 A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 1.7 fps vs 0.7 fps
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 Around 2.5x faster continuous shooting
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 4s
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 Around 4x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Olympus SP-700
Screen size Much larger screen 3.0" vs 1.5"
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 2x larger screen
True resolution Much higher true resolution 5.9 MP vs 3.1 MP
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 Capture around 90% more detail in your photos
Size Significantly smaller 98x57x24 mm vs 111x78x66 mm
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 4.3x smaller
Weight Much lighter 180 g vs 469 g
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 2.6x lighter
Sensor size Larger sensor 1/2.5" 5.8x4.3mm vs 1/3.6" 5.3x4.0mm
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 Around 20% larger sensor
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.9" vs 2.6"
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 2.7x thinner
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 230k dots vs 114k dots
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 More than 2x higher resolution screen
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

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Uses Travel score Travel
On holiday or vacation
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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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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.
True resolution Capture low resolution images Help
S1 IS:3.1 MP
SP-700:5.9 MP
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Macro focus Poor macro capabilities Help
10 cm
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
38 mm
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
400 ISO
Sensor size Very small sensors Help
S1 IS:1/3.6" 5.3x4.0mm
SP-700:1/2.5" 5.8x4.3mm
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Movie format Movie support Help
480p @ 30fps
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
S1 IS:1.7 fps
SP-700:0.7 fps
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
S1 IS:114k dots
SP-700:230k dots

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Super zoom
Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Movie format Records lower quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Compare the PowerShot SX20 IS vs the PowerShot S1 IS
Compare the PowerShot SX20 IS vs the SP-700
Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$339 - $350
Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Compare the Coolpix P500 vs the PowerShot S1 IS
Compare the Coolpix P500 vs the SP-700
Canon Rebel T3i

Canon Rebel T3i

Entry-level DSLR

$609 - $800 body only

$709 - $1,180 with 18-55mm lens
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Compare the Rebel T3i vs the PowerShot S1 IS
Compare the Rebel T3i vs the SP-700

Canon PowerShot S1 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Canon PowerShot A720 IS

Canon PowerShot A720 IS

Digicam
Screen size Much larger screen
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Zoom Slightly less zoom
Compare the PowerShot A720 IS vs the PowerShot S1 IS
Sony NEX-5N

Sony NEX-5N

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$599 - $600 body only

$698 - $699 with 18-55mm lens
Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Built-in flash No built-in flash
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Compare the NEX-5N vs the PowerShot S1 IS
Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$389 - $500
Screen size Much larger screen
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Zoom Slightly less zoom
Compare the PowerShot G12 vs the PowerShot S1 IS
Nikon Coolpix P310

Nikon Coolpix P310

Pro digicam

$368
Screen size Much larger screen
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen flips out Screen does not flip out
Zoom Less zoom
Compare the Coolpix P310 vs the PowerShot S1 IS
Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Canon PowerShot SX1 IS

Super zoom

$753
Screen size Much larger screen
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Size Significantly larger
Weight Heavier
Compare the PowerShot SX1 IS vs the PowerShot S1 IS

Olympus SP-700 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages
Olympus SP-800 UZ

Olympus SP-800 UZ

Super zoom

$310 - $379
Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Compare the SP-800 UZ vs the SP-700
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$227 - $230
Wide angle Much better wide angle
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Size Significantly larger
Thickness Much thicker
Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the SP-700
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ48

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ48

Super zoom

$418 - $492
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Compare the Lumix DMC-FZ48 vs the SP-700
Olympus Stylus 750

Olympus Stylus 750

Compact
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Macro focus Much better macro capability
Screen size Much smaller screen
Compare the Stylus 750 vs the SP-700
Nikon Coolpix P100

Nikon Coolpix P100

Super zoom
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Compare the Coolpix P100 vs the SP-700

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