Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Canon ELPH 300 HS vs Canon PowerShot SD790 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

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"Image stabilization works well"
reviews.cnet.com | talking about the SD1400 IS's image-stabilization
"Canon typically does well at balancing noise reduction and noise in images, and that's the case here. Despite details getting softer, they're not smeared beyond recognition, giving you usable images straight up to ISO 1,600"
reviews.cnet.com | talking about the SD1400 IS's iso-noise

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Shutter lag
Barely any delay taking photos
340 ms shutter lag
Thickness
Thin
0.7"
Canon PowerShot SD790 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD790 IS

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD1400 IS

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 35 mm
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20% better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Weight Significantly lighter 133 g vs 195 g
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More than 30% lighter
Size Smaller 92x56x18 mm vs 92x57x21 mm
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Around 20% smaller
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 0.8"
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More than 10% thinner
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Advantages of the Canon SD790 IS

Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 1.4 fps vs 0.7 fps
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2x faster continuous shooting
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/1600s vs 1/1500s
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Around 10% faster max shutter speed
Canon PowerShot SD790 IS Learn more about
the Canon SD790 IS
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS
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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a ultra compact with a compact.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Size Fairly small Help
SD1400 IS:92x56x18 mm
SD790 IS:92x57x21 mm
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
3 cm
Thickness Thin Help
SD1400 IS:0.7"
SD790 IS:0.8"
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
SD1400 IS:1/1500s
SD790 IS:1/1600s
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
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
SD1400 IS:0.7 fps
SD790 IS:1.4 fps
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
SD1400 IS:720p @ 30fps
SD790 IS:480p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
SD1400 IS:28 mm
SD790 IS:35 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
SD1400 IS:4x
SD790 IS:3x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$229

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Compact

$178

Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Thickness Is thicker
Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is slightly larger
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Lowest price Cheaper
Shutter lag Much more shutter lag
Size Larger
Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Ultra compact

Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Size Slightly smaller
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture

Canon PowerShot SD790 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

Compact

Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Weight Much lighter
Screen size Much smaller screen
Thickness Slightly thicker
Canon PowerShot SD770 IS

Canon PowerShot SD770 IS

Ultra compact

Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Size Smaller
Screen size Much smaller screen
Fastest shutter speed Slower max shutter speed

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