Canon SD3500 IS vs SD4500 IS

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Advantages of the Canon SD3500 IS

Much better wide angle

24 mm

36 mm

More than 30% better wide angle

Much larger screen

3.5"

3.0"

Around 20% larger screen

Significantly wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.4

At its widest zoom, the SD3500 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.6 f-stops)

Has a touch screen

Yes

Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus

Higher resolution screen

460k dots

230k dots

2x higher resolution screen

Slightly smaller

99x56x22 mm

101x59x22 mm

Around 10% smaller

Lighter

160 g

190 g

Around 20% lighter

Slightly less shutter lag

320 ms

570 ms

More than 40% less delay when taking photos

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the Canon SD3500 IS

Advantages of the Canon SD4500 IS

Higher resolution movies

1080p @ 24fps

720p @ 30fps

Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video but at a lower frame rate

Supports 24p

Yes

Get that real film feel

Records high-speed movies

240 fps

None

Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion

More zoom

10x

4x more zoom

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The SD4500 IS's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Shoots faster

3.7 fps

0.7 fps

Around 5.5x faster continuous shooting

Significantly cheaper

$139.00

$273.99

The best price we've seen is $135 cheaper (around 50% less)

Faster max shutter speed

1/4000s

1/3000s

More than 20% faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Canon SD4500 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

63	vs	58
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Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS

Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a compact with a travel zoom.

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	Good macro capabilities
	3 cm

Very fast max shutter speeds

SD3500 IS:	1/3000s
SD4500 IS:	1/4000s

	No boost ISO
	Lacks boost light sensitivity

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

competitors

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Is slightly smaller

Is slightly lighter

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SD3500 IS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SD4500 IS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Creates panoramas in-camera

Slightly closer macro focusing

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the PowerShot SD3500 IS

Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the PowerShot SD4500 IS

Canon ELPH 500 HS

Pro digicam

$188 - $293

Has a significantly wider aperture

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the ELPH 500 HS vs the PowerShot SD3500 IS

Compare the ELPH 500 HS vs the PowerShot SD4500 IS

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Pro digicam

$294

Has a significantly wider aperture

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is significantly more expensive

Compare the PowerShot SD4000 IS vs the PowerShot SD3500 IS

Compare the PowerShot SD4000 IS vs the PowerShot SD4500 IS

Canon ELPH 510 HS

Travel zoom

$239

Slightly closer macro focusing

Is slightly more expensive

Is significantly heavier

Compare the ELPH 510 HS vs the PowerShot SD3500 IS

Compare the ELPH 510 HS vs the PowerShot SD4500 IS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Has significantly more zoom

Creates panoramas in-camera

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SD3500 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SD4500 IS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Is slightly lighter

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the PowerShot SD3500 IS

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the PowerShot SD4500 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

$225

Smaller

Lighter

Much smaller screen

Significantly worse wide angle

Compare the PowerShot SD1400 IS vs the PowerShot SD3500 IS

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Travel zoom

$229

Significantly more zoom

Higher resolution movies

Much smaller screen

Significantly larger

Compare the Coolpix S8200 vs the PowerShot SD3500 IS

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Canon PowerShot
SD3500 IS
vs
Canon PowerShot
SD4500 IS

Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD3500 IS

Advantages of the Canon SD4500 IS

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 310 HS

Canon ELPH 500 HS

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Canon ELPH 510 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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Canon PowerShotSD3500 IS vs Canon PowerShotSD4500 IS

Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD3500 IS

Advantages of the Canon SD4500 IS

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 310 HS

Canon ELPH 500 HS

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Canon ELPH 510 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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Canon PowerShot
SD3500 IS
vs
Canon PowerShot
SD4500 IS