Canon SD4000 IS vs SD970 IS

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD4000 IS

Much better wide angle

28 mm

37 mm

More than 20% better wide angle

Much wider aperture

f/2.0

f/3.2

At its widest zoom, the SD4000 IS's lens captures much more light (1.4 f-stops)

Records high-speed movies

240 fps

None

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

Has a CMOS-family sensor

CMOS

CCD

CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images

Smaller

100x54x23 mm

96x57x26 mm

More than 10% smaller

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The SD4000 IS's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Thinner

0.9"

More than 10% thinner

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/2500s

1/1600s

Around 40% faster max shutter speed

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the Canon SD4000 IS

Advantages of the Canon SD970 IS

Higher resolution screen

461k dots

230k dots

More than 2x higher resolution screen

Slightly more zoom

3.8x

Around 80% more zoom

Better macro capability

2 cm

3 cm

Focus on subjects more than 30% closer to the lens

Lighter

160 g

175 g

Around 10% lighter

Learn more about
the Canon SD970 IS

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

Good macro capabilities

SD4000 IS:	3 cm
SD970 IS:	2 cm

	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

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	720p @ 30fps

Poor wide angle

SD4000 IS:	28 mm
SD970 IS:	37 mm

Poor zoom

SD4000 IS:	3.8x
SD970 IS:	5x

competitors

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has a significantly smaller screen

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SD4000 IS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SD970 IS

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot SD4000 IS

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot SD970 IS

Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS

Travel zoom

$139 - $343

Has slightly more zoom

Records higher quality movies

Is slightly heavier

Has a much narrower wide angle lens

Compare the PowerShot SD4500 IS vs the PowerShot SD4000 IS

Compare the PowerShot SD4500 IS vs the PowerShot SD970 IS

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Records movies in 24p

Has a much larger sensor

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the PowerShot SD4000 IS

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the PowerShot SD970 IS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$299

Has way more more zoom

Records higher quality movies

Is thicker

Is significantly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the PowerShot SD4000 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the PowerShot SD970 IS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Records higher quality movies

Records movies in 24p

Has a slower max shutter speed

Has a significantly narrower aperture

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the PowerShot SD4000 IS

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the PowerShot SD970 IS

Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

Compact

$274

Has a significantly wider wide angle lens

Has a much larger screen

Doesn't shoot as fast continuously

Has a significantly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SD3500 IS vs the PowerShot SD4000 IS

Compare the PowerShot SD3500 IS vs the PowerShot SD970 IS

Canon ELPH 500 HS

Pro digicam

$188 - $293

Higher resolution movies

Significantly better wide angle

Larger

Much slower max shutter speed

Compare the ELPH 500 HS vs the PowerShot SD4000 IS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Higher resolution movies

Supports 24p

Much narrower aperture

Slower max shutter speed

Compare the ELPH 310 HS vs the PowerShot SD4000 IS

Olympus C-7000 Zoom

Pro digicam

Much larger sensor

Wider aperture

Much smaller screen

Much lower true resolution

Compare the C-7000 Zoom vs the PowerShot SD970 IS

Samsung WB850F

Travel zoom

$482 - $535

Much better wide angle

Much more zoom

Larger

Compare the WB850F vs the PowerShot SD970 IS

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Canon PowerShot
SD4000 IS
vs
Canon PowerShot
SD970 IS

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Canon PowerShot SD970 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD970 IS

recommendations

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD4000 IS

Advantages of the Canon SD970 IS

recommendations

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS

Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 500 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon PowerShot SD970 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus C-7000 Zoom

Samsung WB850F

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Canon PowerShotSD4000 IS vs Canon PowerShotSD970 IS

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Canon PowerShot SD970 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD970 IS

recommendations

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD4000 IS

Advantages of the Canon SD970 IS

recommendations

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS

Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 500 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon PowerShot SD970 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus C-7000 Zoom

Samsung WB850F

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Canon PowerShot
SD4000 IS
vs
Canon PowerShot
SD970 IS