Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Weight
Light-weight
120 g
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Tunnel
Olympus Stylus 7010

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Reasons to buy the Olympus Stylus 7010

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
28 mm
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD1200 IS

Macro focus Much better macro capability 3 cm vs 10 cm
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Focus on subjects 3.3x closer to the lens
Size Smaller 86x55x22 mm vs 98x56x26 mm
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Around 30% smaller
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Tunnel vs None
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A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.0
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At its widest zoom, the SD1200 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.2 f-stops)
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift
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Less risk of blur
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 1"
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Around 20% thinner
Weight Lighter 120 g vs 145 g
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Around 20% lighter
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
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Almost the same
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 4s
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Around 4x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Olympus 7010

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 35 mm
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20% better wide angle
Screen size Larger screen 2.7" vs 2.5"
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Around 10% larger screen
Zoom More zoom 7x vs 3x
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Around 5.5x more zoom
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1500s
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More than 20% faster max shutter speed
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Movie format Movie support Help
480p @ 30fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Screen size Very small screens Help
SD1200 IS:2.5"
7010:2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
SD1200 IS:35 mm
7010:28 mm

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Weight Is slightly heavier
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10

Travel zoom

$328

Zoom Has much more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier

Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Weight Heavier
Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Compact

$178

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Larger screen
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Size Slightly larger
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Much larger screen
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Size Larger
Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Aperture Narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Ultra compact

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Better wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Weight Heavier

Olympus Stylus 7010 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Casio Exilim EX-S12

Casio Exilim EX-S12

Compact

$166

Supports 24p Supports 24p
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Olympus Stylus 7040

Olympus Stylus 7040

Compact

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Macro focus Much better macro capability
Olympus VR-320

Olympus VR320

Travel zoom

$145

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Zoom More zoom
Size Larger
Thickness Thicker
Olympus Stylus 7000

Olympus Stylus 7000

Compact

$199

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Macro focus Much better macro capability
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Olympus Stylus 5010

Olympus Stylus 5010

Compact

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Better wide angle
Zoom Slightly less zoom

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