Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Screen size
Large screen
3.5"
Size
Really small
Super compact 99x56x22 mm
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Thickness
Thin
0.9"
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3000 of a second
Nikon Coolpix S70

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Nikon Coolpix S70

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S70

Screen size
Large screen
3.5"
Size
Really small
Super compact 97x61x20 mm
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Screen type
OLED Screen
Bright and vivid
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Thickness
Thin
0.8"

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD3500 IS

Aperture Much wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.9
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At its widest zoom, the SD3500 IS's lens captures slightly more light (1 f-stop)
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 24 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 460k dots vs 288k dots
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Around 60% higher resolution screen
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Advantages of the Nikon S70

Screen type Has an OLED screen OLED vs LCD
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OLED screens are often brighter and more vibrant than typical LCD screens
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 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 2,000 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The S70's maximum light sensitivity is 0.3 f-stops better
Thickness Thinner 0.8" vs 0.9"
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Around 10% thinner
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Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Screen size Very large screens Help
3.5"
Touch screen Have touch screens Help
Less buttons
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
3 cm
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Zoom Poor zoom Help
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competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Touch screen Doesn't have a touch screen
Canon PowerShot ELPH 320 HS

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$249

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Screen size Has a significantly smaller screen
Samsung WB210

Samsung WB210

Travel zoom

$199

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Touch screen Doesn't have a touch screen
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$294

Zoom Has much more zoom
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

Compact

Thickness Is thicker
Screen size Has a much smaller screen
Nikon Coolpix S8200

Nikon Coolpix S8200

Travel zoom

$229

Zoom Has much more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Thickness Is thicker

Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 500 HS

Canon ELPH 500 HS

Pro digicam

$188 - $293

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Size Larger
Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Pro digicam

$294

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Screen size Much smaller screen
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Screen size Much smaller screen
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

$225

Size Smaller
Weight Lighter
Screen size Much smaller screen
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$153 - $159

Zoom Much more zoom
Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Size Much larger
Thickness Much thicker

Nikon Coolpix S70 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S80

Nikon Coolpix S80

Compact

$100

Screen resolution Significantly higher resolution screen
Aperture Wider aperture
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Canon PowerShot A1200

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$69

Aperture Much wider aperture
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Screen size Much smaller screen
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Nikon Coolpix S8100

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

$100

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Aperture Wider aperture
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen
Screen size Much smaller screen
Nikon Coolpix S570

Nikon Coolpix S570

Compact

Aperture Much wider aperture
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Screen size Much smaller screen
Screen type Doesn't have an OLED screen

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