Canon SD3500 IS vs SX210 IS

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD3500 IS

Much larger screen

3.5"

3.0"

Around 20% larger screen

Significantly better wide angle

24 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

Significantly smaller

99x56x22 mm

105x59x31 mm

Around 40% smaller

Has a touch screen

Yes

Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus

Wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.1

At its widest zoom, the SD3500 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)

Higher resolution screen

460k dots

230k dots

2x higher resolution screen

Significantly thinner

0.9"

1.3"

More than 30% thinner

Significantly lighter

160 g

220 g

Around 30% lighter

Better macro capability

3 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens

Slightly cheaper

$273.99

$293.99

The best price we've seen is $20 cheaper (around 10% less)

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the Canon SD3500 IS

Advantages of the Canon SX210 IS

Significantly more zoom

14x

Around 8x more zoom

Slightly faster max shutter speed

1/3200s

1/3000s

Around 10% faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Canon SX210 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

63	vs	46
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Canon PowerShot SX210 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

Very fast max shutter speeds

SD3500 IS:	1/3000s
SX210 IS:	1/3200s

Very expensive

SD3500 IS:	$273.99
SX210 IS:	$293.99

	No boost ISO
	Lacks boost light sensitivity

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Slow continuous shooting
	0.7 fps

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	1,600 ISO

	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	720p @ 30fps

competitors

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $324

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Is thicker

Is significantly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SD3500 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $332

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Is thicker

Is significantly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the PowerShot SD3500 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Is slightly smaller

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 SX210 IS

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Has a significantly wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot SD3500 IS

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$138 - $179

Slightly closer macro focusing

Is significantly less expensive

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot SD3500 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

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 SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS

Travel zoom

$139 - $343

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Is slightly heavier

Has a much narrower wide angle lens

Compare the PowerShot SD4500 IS vs the PowerShot SD3500 IS

Compare the PowerShot SD4500 IS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon ELPH 500 HS

Pro digicam

$188 - $293

Significantly wider aperture

Higher resolution movies

Significantly smaller screen

Larger

Compare the ELPH 500 HS vs the PowerShot SD3500 IS

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Pro digicam

$294

Significantly wider aperture

Records high-speed movies

Much smaller screen

Significantly worse wide angle

Compare the PowerShot SD4000 IS vs the PowerShot SD3500 IS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Higher resolution movies

Supports 24p

Much smaller screen

Significantly worse wide angle

Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the PowerShot SD3500 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

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$153 - $159

Much more zoom

Can create panoramas in-camera

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the FinePix S2950 vs the PowerShot SD3500 IS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$294 - $299

Much more zoom

Higher resolution movies

Narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Travel zoom

Significantly better macro capability

Narrower aperture

Larger

Compare the PowerShot SX200 IS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

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Canon PowerShotSD3500 IS vs Canon PowerShotSX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD3500 IS

Advantages of the Canon SX210 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 PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS

Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 500 HS

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

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Canon PowerShot
SD3500 IS
vs
Canon PowerShot
SX210 IS