Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3000 of a second
Canon PowerShot SD770 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD770 IS

Size
Really small
Ultra compact 86x54x20 mm
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Tunnel

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD770 IS

Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Tunnel vs None
Help
A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Size Smaller 86x54x20 mm vs 100x53x23 mm
Help
More than 20% smaller
Thickness Thinner 0.8" vs 0.9"
Help
More than 10% thinner
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 1.4 fps vs 0.8 fps
Help
More than 70% faster continuous shooting
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Advantages of the Canon SD980 IS

Wide angle Much better wide angle 24 mm vs 35 mm
Help
More than 30% better wide angle
Screen size Much larger screen 3.0" vs 2.5"
Help
More than 20% larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen Yes vs No
Help
Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
Help
Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Zoom Slightly more zoom 5x vs 3x
Help
Around 3x more zoom
Weight Lighter 150 g vs 170 g
Help
More than 10% lighter
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/3000s vs 1/1500s
Help
2x faster max shutter speed
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SD770 IS Canon PowerShot SD770 IS
52 vs 60
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Canon PowerShot SD980 IS Canon PowerShot SD980 IS
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SD980 IS. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a ultra compact with a compact.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
3 cm
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
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
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
SD770 IS:1.4 fps
SD980 IS:0.8 fps
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
SD770 IS:480p @ 30fps
SD980 IS:720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
SD770 IS:3x
SD980 IS:5x

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
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Wide angle Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens
Canon PowerShot SD960 IS

Canon PowerShot SD960 IS

Compact

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Size Is slightly larger
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Zoom Has much more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker

Canon PowerShot SD770 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

Compact

Weight Significantly lighter
Size Slightly larger
Thickness Thicker
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Much larger
Aperture Narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$229

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Size Larger
Canon PowerShot SD790 IS

Canon PowerShot SD790 IS

Compact

Screen size Much larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Size Larger

Canon PowerShot SD980 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Pro digicam

$294

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Touch screen No touch screen
Fujifilm FinePix XP10

Fujifilm FinePix XP10

Waterproof

$164

Waterproof Waterproof
Weight Lighter
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Much narrower aperture

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