Canon PowerShot
S1 IS
 vs
Panasonic Lumix
DMC-FZ35

General

 Canon PowerShot S1 IS Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35
Brand
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 Canon Panasonic
Lowest price
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 $480.55 $399.99
Announced
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 February, 2004 July, 2009

Sensor
Type
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 CCD CCD
Size
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 1/3.6" 5.3x4.0mm 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
Megapixels
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 3.1 MP 12 MP
Light sensitivity
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 400 ISO 1,600 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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 None 6,400 ISO

Sensor (Advanced)
True resolution
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 3.1 MP 9.8 MP
Native resolution
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 2048 x 1536 4000 x 3000
Pixel size
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 6.6 µm² 2.3 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 No

Lens
Zoom
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 10x 18x
Wide angle
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 38 mm 27 mm
Telephoto
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 380 mm 486 mm
Aperture (wide angle)
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 f/2.8 f/2.8
Aperture (telephoto)
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 f/3.1 f/4.4
Macro focus
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 10 cm 1 cm

Form factor
Size
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 111x78x66 mm 118x76x89 mm
Depth
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 2.6" 3.5"
Weight
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 469 g 367 g
Interchangeable lenses
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 No No
Waterproof
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 No No

Viewfinder
Type
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 Digital Digital
Viewfinder size
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 Unknown Unknown

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
External mic jack
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 Unknown No
Autofocus
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 Unknown Contrast detection
Continuous focus
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 n/a Unknown
All formats
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 480p @ 30fps
480p @ 15fps		 320 x 240 @ 30fps
720p @ 30fps
848 x 480 @ 30fps
480p @ 30fps

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 Lens
Supports RAW
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 No Yes
GPS
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 No No

Performance
Startup delay
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 Unknown Unknown
Shutter lag
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 Unknown Unknown
Battery life
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 Unknown 470 shots
Continuous shooting
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 1.7 fps 2.3 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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 1/2000s 1/2000s
Min
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 15s 60s

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

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

DXO Mark Scores
Image quality
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 Unknown Unknown
Color depth
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 Unknown Unknown
Dynamic range
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 Unknown Unknown
Low light performance
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 Unknown Unknown