Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Canon ELPH 300 HS vs Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR

Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR

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Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
True resolution
High true resolution
12 MP
Sensor size
Large sensor
1/1.7" 7.8x5.8mm
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
12,800 ISO
Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

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"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
"Using the camera is remarkably comfortable, even for large hands."
reviews.cnet.com | talking about the SD1400 IS's feel

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Size
Really small
Ultra compact 92x56x18 mm
Shutter lag
Barely any delay taking photos
340 ms shutter lag
Thickness
Thin
0.7"
Weight
Light-weight
133 g

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD1400 IS

Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.3
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At its widest zoom, the SD1400 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Size Smaller 92x56x18 mm vs 98x59x23 mm
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More than 30% smaller
Weight Much lighter 133 g vs 205 g
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Around 40% lighter
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift
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Less risk of blur
Macro focus Better macro capability 3 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 0.9"
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More than 20% thinner
Lowest price Slightly cheaper $224.99 vs $260.76
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The best price we've seen is $36 cheaper (more than 10% less)
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 8s
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Around 90% longer exposures
Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS Learn more about
the Canon SD1400 IS

Advantages of the Fujifilm F200EXR

Sensor size Much larger sensor 1/1.7" 7.8x5.8mm vs 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm
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Around 60% larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution 12 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Capture more than 20% more detail in your photos
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 12,800 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The F200EXR's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Zoom Slightly more zoom 5x vs 4x
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Around 60% more zoom
Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR Learn more about
the Fujifilm F200EXR
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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 Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR. 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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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 compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
1/1500 of a second
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Movie format Poor movies Help
SD1400 IS:720p @ 30fps
F200EXR:480p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$130 - $233

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$369

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$414 - $430

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$219 - $304

Zoom Has much more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Sony Cybershot DSC-WX9

Sony Cybershot WX9

Compact

$155

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$100 - $189

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Size Slightly larger
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Ultra compact

$139 - $183

Wide angle Better wide angle
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Macro focus Worse macro capability
Longest exposure Shorter max exposures
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$97 - $103

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Zoom Slightly more zoom
Shutter lag Much more shutter lag
Size Larger
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$79 - $142

Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO
Lowest price Cheaper
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Size Larger
Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

Ultra compact

Weight Lighter
Size Slightly larger
Thickness Thicker

Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix F550 EXR

Fujifilm FinePix F550 EXR

Travel zoom

$196 - $255

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Much more zoom
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
Size Much larger
Fujifilm Finepix X10

Fujifilm Finepix X10

Pro digicam

$584 - $600

Aperture Much wider aperture
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker
Fujifilm FinePix F305EXR

Fujifilm FinePix F305EXR

Travel zoom

Zoom Much more zoom
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Sensor size Much smaller sensor
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Canon PowerShot S90

Canon PowerShot S90

Pro digicam

$536

Aperture Much wider aperture
Supports RAW Shoots RAW
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Size Larger

appearance

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR
Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR
Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR

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