Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS vs Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS

Size
Really small
Compact 101x59x22 mm
Supports 24p
24p movies
For that film look
Thickness
Thin
0.9"
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/4000 of a second
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

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"The 14 megapixel sensor combined with the camera's metering system offers good image quality from 80 to 200 ISO"
digitalreview.ca | talking about the SX210 IS's image-quality
"If you are looking for a sleek compact long-range zoom camera, offering solid performance and an extended feature set, while delivering pleasing images under most general conditions, we would recommend the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS as a good solution."
digitalreview.ca | talking about the SX210 IS's overall-performance

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Zoom
Great zoom
14x
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3200 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD4500 IS

Movie format Higher resolution movies 1080p @ 24fps vs 720p @ 30fps
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Shoots higher resolution Full HD (1080p) video but at a lower frame rate
Supports 24p Supports 24p Yes vs No
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Get that real film feel
Size Significantly smaller 101x59x22 mm vs 105x59x31 mm
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More than 30% smaller
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies 240 fps vs None
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Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Thickness Significantly thinner 0.9" vs 1.3"
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More than 30% thinner
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The SD4500 IS's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better
Continuous shooting Shoots faster 3.7 fps vs 0.7 fps
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Around 5.5x faster continuous shooting
Macro focus Better macro capability 3 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 40% closer to the lens
Weight Lighter 190 g vs 220 g
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More than 10% lighter
Lowest price Significantly cheaper $139.00 vs $293.99
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The best price we've seen is $155 cheaper (2.1x less)
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/4000s vs 1/3200s
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20% faster max shutter speed
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Advantages of the Canon SX210 IS

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 36 mm
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More than 20% better wide angle
Zoom More zoom 14x vs 10x
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Around 2x more zoom
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.1 vs f/3.4
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At its widest zoom, the SX210 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
Shutter lag Slightly less shutter lag 390 ms vs 570 ms
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More than 30% less delay when taking photos
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the Canon SX210 IS
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent travel zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS
66 vs 60
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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Fastest shutter speed Very fast max shutter speeds Help
SD4500 IS:1/4000s
SX210 IS:1/3200s
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Weight Heavy Help
SD4500 IS:190 g
SX210 IS:220 g
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
SD4500 IS:36 mm
SX210 IS:28 mm

Compared to recent travel zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
SD4500 IS:3.7 fps
SX210 IS:0.7 fps
GPS No built-in GPS Help
Missing geo-tagging

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

GPS Has a built-in GPS
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $332

Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Screen size Has a significantly smaller screen
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is much more expensive
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$299

Zoom Has much more zoom
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Nikon Coolpix S9100

Nikon Coolpix S9100

Travel zoom

$237 - $289

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Wide angle Has a slightly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Size Is slightly smaller
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Zoom Has slightly less zoom

Canon PowerShot SD4500 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Zoom Less zoom
Fastest shutter speed Significantly slower max shutter speed
Canon ELPH 500 HS

Canon ELPH 500 HS

Pro digicam

$188 - $293

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Much wider aperture
Zoom Less zoom
Fastest shutter speed Much slower max shutter speed
Canon ELPH 510 HS

Canon ELPH 510 HS

Travel zoom

$239

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Touch screen Has a touch screen
Supports 24p No 24p support
Weight Heavier
Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Pro digicam

$294

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Much wider aperture
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Supports 24p No 24p support

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Lowest price Significantly cheaper
Size Much larger
Aperture Narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Travel zoom

Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Aperture Narrower aperture
Zoom Less zoom

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