Canon SD1400 IS vs Panasonic DMC-FH20

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Advantages of the Canon SD1400 IS

Wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.3

At its widest zoom, the SD1400 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.5 f-stops)

Significantly smaller

92x56x18 mm

100x56x28 mm

More than 40% smaller

Significantly thinner

0.7"

1.1"

Around 40% thinner

Better macro capability

3 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens

Significantly lighter

133 g

178 g

Around 30% lighter

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

Almost the same

Slightly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm

Almost the same

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the Canon SD1400 IS

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH20

More zoom

4x more zoom

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image

Shoots faster

4.6 fps

0.7 fps

More than 6.5x faster continuous shooting

Much longer exposures

60s

15s

4x longer exposures

Cheaper

$164.99

$224.99

The best price we've seen is $60 cheaper (around 30% less)

Faster max shutter speed

1/1600s

1/1500s

Around 10% faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Panasonic DMC-FH20

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

60	vs	51
Explain scores

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

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 travel zoom.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

Slow max shutter speed

SD1400 IS:	1/1500s
DMC-FH20:	1/1600s

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	1,600 ISO

	Very small screens
	2.7"

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	720p @ 30fps

	Poor wide angle
	28 mm

competitors

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SD1400 IS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Lumix DMC-FH20

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly larger screen

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the PowerShot SD1400 IS

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Lumix DMC-FH20

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Is thicker

Doesn't have image stabilization

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the PowerShot SD1400 IS

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the Lumix DMC-FH20

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Much larger sensor

Significantly wider aperture

Significantly larger

Significantly thicker

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$229

Higher resolution movies

Significantly better wide angle

Larger

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Significantly larger screen

Cheaper

Much more shutter lag

Larger

Compare the PowerShot A3300 IS vs the PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Ultra compact

Has a viewfinder

Slightly smaller

Much worse wide angle

Narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SD780 IS vs the PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Compact

$178

Has boost ISO

Cheaper

Lower resolution movies

Larger

Compare the PowerShot SD1300 IS vs the PowerShot SD1400 IS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Travel zoom

$149 - $200

Lighter

Slightly cheaper

Shoots slower

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH25 vs the Lumix DMC-FH20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22

Travel zoom

$129

Significantly larger screen

Has a touch screen

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH22 vs the Lumix DMC-FH20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3

Compact

$147

Wider aperture

Smaller

Less zoom

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH3 vs the Lumix DMC-FH20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Ultra compact

$129

Significantly smaller

Wider aperture

Less zoom

Shoots slower

Compare the Lumix DMC-FH2 vs the Lumix DMC-FH20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

Travel zoom

$161 - $271

Significantly more zoom

Significantly better wide angle

Larger

Shoots slower

Compare the Lumix DMC-ZS8 vs the Lumix DMC-FH20

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Canon PowerShotSD1400 IS vs Panasonic LumixDMC-FH20

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

Reasons to buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD1400 IS

Advantages of the Panasonic DMC-FH20

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH20 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH22

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS8

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Canon PowerShot
SD1400 IS
vs
Panasonic Lumix
DMC-FH20