Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Thickness
Thin
0.7"
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Tunnel
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2500 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD780 IS

Wide angle Better wide angle 33 mm vs 36 mm
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Around 10% better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
True resolution Significantly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 8.6 MP
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Capture more than 10% more detail in your photos
Size Smaller 87x56x18 mm vs 111x71x45 mm
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4x smaller
Sensor size Larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.5" 5.8x4.3mm
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More than 10% larger sensor
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Tunnel vs None
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A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Thickness Thinner 0.7" vs 1.8"
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2.5x thinner
Weight Lighter 160 g vs 285 g
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More than 40% lighter
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Advantages of the Canon SX120 IS

Screen size Much larger screen 3.0" vs 2.5"
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More than 20% larger screen
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.2
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At its widest zoom, the SX120 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)
Zoom More zoom 10x vs 3x
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Around 11x more zoom
Macro focus Better macro capability 1 cm vs 3 cm
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Focus on subjects 3x closer to the lens
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/2500s vs 1/1500s
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40% faster max shutter speed
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS Learn more about
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Canon PowerShot SD780 IS
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Green arrow Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. 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 travel zoom.

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Canon PowerShot SD780 IS vs Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
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Uses Travel score Travel
On holiday or vacation
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Fast action, sometimes indoors
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Features Low light image quality Low light image quality
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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
SD780 IS:33 mm
SX120 IS:36 mm
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
SD780 IS:720p @ 30fps
SX120 IS:480p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$130 - $233

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a much wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Macro focus Slightly worse macro focusing
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$127 - $245

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Lowest price Is slightly less expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$414 - $430

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$369

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$194 - $199

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$379

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

Canon PowerShot SX100 IS

Travel zoom

Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$100 - $189

Screen size Much larger screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Viewfinder No viewfinder
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

$225

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Compact

$178

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

Compact

Aperture Wider aperture
Weight Slightly lighter
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Wide angle Worse wide angle
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$79 - $142

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Viewfinder No viewfinder

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$169 - $199

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Weight Slightly heavier
Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$227 - $230

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Significantly more zoom
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger
Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$305 - $379

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Narrower aperture
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$389 - $500

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Screen size Smaller screen
Zoom Slightly less zoom
Canon PowerShot SX110 IS

Canon PowerShot SX110 IS

Travel zoom

Sensor size Larger sensor
True resolution Higher true resolution

appearance

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Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

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