General

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Canon PowerShot SX120 IS
Brand
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Canon Canon
Lowest price
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Unknown $225.24
Announced
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February, 2009 August, 2009

Sensor

Type
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CCD CCD
Size
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1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm 1/2.5" 5.8x4.3mm
Megapixels
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12 MP 10 MP
Light sensitivity
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1,600 ISO 1,600 ISO
Light sensitivity (boost)
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None None

Sensor (Advanced)

True resolution
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9.8 MP 8.6 MP
Native resolution
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4000 x 3000 3648 x 2736
Pixel size
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2.4 µm² 2.5 µm²

Screen

Type
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LCD LCD
Size
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2.5" 3.0"
Resolution
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230k dots 230k dots
Touch screen
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No No
Flips out
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No No

Lens

Zoom
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3x 10x
Wide angle
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33 mm 36 mm
Telephoto
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100 mm 360 mm
Aperture (wide angle)
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f/3.2 f/2.8
Aperture (telephoto)
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f/5.8 f/4.3
Macro focus
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3 cm 1 cm

Form factor

Size
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87x56x18 mm 111x71x45 mm
Depth
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0.7" 1.8"
Weight
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160 g 285 g
Interchangeable lenses
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No No
Waterproof
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No No

Viewfinder

Type
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Tunnel None
Viewfinder size
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Unknown n/a

Movies

Format
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720p @ 30fps 480p @ 30fps
Supports 24p
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No No
High-speed framerate
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None None
External mic jack
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No No
Autofocus
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Unknown Unknown
All formats
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480p @ 30fps
720p @ 30fps
320 x 240 @ 30fps
320 x 240 @ 30fps
480p @ 30fps
160 x 120 @ 15fps

Features

Panorama
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No No
HDR
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No No
3D
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No No
Image stabilization
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Lens Lens
Supports RAW
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No No
GPS
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No No

Performance

Startup delay
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Unknown Unknown
Shutter lag
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Unknown 430 ms
Battery life
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Unknown Unknown
Continuous shooting
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Unknown 0.9 fps

Focus system

Autofocus
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Contrast detection Contrast detection
Focus points
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Unknown Unknown
Cross type focus points
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Unknown Unknown

Shutter

Max
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1/1500s 1/2500s
Min
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15s 15s

Flash

Built-in flash
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Yes Yes
Popup
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No Yes
External connection
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No No

Storage

Storage slots
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1 1
Supported formats
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MMC
MMCplus
MMCplus (HD)
SDHC
SD
MMCplus
MMCplus (HD)
SD
SDHC
MMC