recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Canon PowerShot SD780 IS
72 vs 57
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Nikon Coolpix S630 Nikon Coolpix S630
Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SD780 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.

differences

Reasons to consider the Canon SD780 IS

Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Size Significantly smaller 87x56x18 mm vs 58x97x26 mm
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Around 70% smaller
Wide-angle Better wide-angle 33 mm vs 37 mm
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More than 10% better wide-angle
Aperture Wider aperture f/3.2 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the SD780 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
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 Significantly thinner 0.7" vs 1"
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More than 40% thinner
True resolution Slightly higher resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
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the Canon SD780 IS

Reasons to consider the Nikon S630

Zoom More zoom 7x vs 3x
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Around 5.5x more zoom
Continuous shooting Supports continuous shooting 11 fps vs None
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Allows taking many pictures in rapid succession
Screen size Larger screen 2.7" vs 2.5"
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Around 10% larger screen
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 6,400 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The S630's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better
Weight Lighter 140 g vs 160 g
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More than 10% lighter
Nikon Coolpix S630 Learn more about
the Nikon S630
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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensivity
Screen size Very small screens Help
SD780 IS:2.5"
S630:2.7"
Wide-angle Poor wide-angle Help
SD780 IS:33 mm
S630:37 mm

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

Ultra compact

$172 - $263

Wide-angle Has a significantly wider wide-angle lens
Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS

Compact

$138 - $159

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Size Is significantly smaller
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is slightly larger
Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Travel zoom

$157 - $242

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
True resolution Takes much lower resolution photos
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot S90

Canon PowerShot S90

Pro digicam

$340 - $391

Wide-angle Has a significantly wider wide-angle lens
Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon PowerShot SD960 IS

Canon PowerShot SD960 IS

Compact

$169 - $280

Wide-angle Has a significantly wider wide-angle lens
Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is slightly larger
Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

Compact

$206 - $264

Wide-angle Has a much wider wide-angle lens
Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Thickness Is thicker
Size Is slightly larger
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3

Travel zoom

$287 - $300

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Wide-angle Has a much wider wide-angle lens
Lowest price Is slightly more expensive
Weight Is much heavier

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

$225 - $250

Wide-angle Better wide-angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Size Slightly larger
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Ultra compact

$169 - $180

Wide-angle Significantly better wide-angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Macro focus Much worse macro capability
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1

Compact

$117 - $160

Wide-angle Better wide-angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Size Larger
Viewfinder No viewfinder

Nikon Coolpix S630 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S640

Nikon Coolpix S640

Compact

$200 - $275

Wide-angle Much better wide-angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Continuous shooting No continuous shooting support
Zoom Less zoom
Nikon Coolpix S570

Nikon Coolpix S570

Compact

$135 - $180

Wide-angle Much better wide-angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Continuous shooting No continuous shooting support
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Nikon Coolpix S3000

Nikon Coolpix S3000

Compact

$105 - $150

Wide-angle Much better wide-angle
Size Significantly smaller
Zoom Less zoom
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Pentax Optio P80

Pentax Optio P80

Compact

$110 - $180

Wide-angle Much better wide-angle
Aperture Much wider aperture
Zoom Less zoom
Image stabilization No image stabilization

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Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Nikon Coolpix S630
Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Nikon Coolpix S630
Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Nikon Coolpix S630

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