Canon SD1400 IS vs Pentax P70

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD1400 IS

Image stabilization

Lens

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Much better macro capability

3 cm

10 cm

Focus on subjects 3.3x closer to the lens

Smaller

92x56x18 mm

97x54x22 mm

Around 20% smaller

Thinner

0.7"

0.9"

Around 20% thinner

Lighter

133 g

155 g

More than 10% lighter

Much faster max shutter speed

1/1500s

1/1000s

More than 30% faster max shutter speed

Cheaper

$224.99

$293.74

The best price we've seen is $69 cheaper (more than 20% less)

Longer exposures

15s

Around 4x longer exposures

Learn more about
the Canon SD1400 IS

Advantages of the Pentax P70

Better maximum light sensitivity

6,400 ISO

1,600 ISO

The P70's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better

Learn more about
the Pentax P70

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

60	vs	60
Explain scores

Pentax Optio P70

Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. 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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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Wide aperture
	f/2.8

Fairly small

SD1400 IS:	92x56x18 mm
P70:	97x54x22 mm

Slow max shutter speed

SD1400 IS:	1/1500s
P70:	1/1000s

	No boost ISO
	Lacks boost light sensitivity

	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

	Very small screens
	2.7"

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

HD (720p) video

SD1400 IS:	720p @ 30fps
P70:	720p

	Poor wide angle
	28 mm

Poor zoom

SD1400 IS:	4x
P70:	3.9x

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 Optio P70

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Compact

$178

Has boost light sensitivity

Is thicker

Records lower quality movies

Compare the PowerShot SD1300 IS vs the PowerShot SD1400 IS

Compare the PowerShot SD1300 IS vs the Optio P70

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Has way more more zoom

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Is thicker

Is much heavier

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the PowerShot SD1400 IS

Compare the Coolpix L120 vs the Optio P70

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Higher resolution movies

Supports 24p

Slightly larger

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the PowerShot SD1400 IS

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

Nikon Coolpix P90

Super zoom

Much more zoom

Has a flip-out screen

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the Coolpix P90 vs the Optio P70

Nikon Coolpix P50

Digicam

Significantly better macro capability

Much larger

Much lower true resolution

Compare the Coolpix P50 vs the Optio P70

Olympus PEN E-P1

Mirrorless interchangeable-lens

$185 body only

$375 with 17mm lens

Much larger sensor

Much higher true resolution

No built-in flash

Much larger

Compare the PEN E-P1 vs the Optio P70

Samsung ST6500

Compact

Image stabilization

Much higher resolution screen

Narrower aperture

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Compare the ST6500 vs the Optio P70

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

Travel zoom

$402

Much higher resolution screen

Image stabilization

Significantly narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v vs the Optio P70

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Canon PowerShotSD1400 IS vs Pentax OptioP70

Pentax Optio P70

Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio P70

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD1400 IS

Advantages of the Pentax P70

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 PowerShot SD1300 IS

Nikon Coolpix L120

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Pentax Optio P70 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix P90

Nikon Coolpix P50

Olympus PEN E-P1

Samsung ST6500

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX7v

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Canon PowerShot
SD1400 IS
vs
Pentax Optio
P70