Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Size
Really small
Ultra compact 87x56x18 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.7"
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Tunnel
Nikon Coolpix S630

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Runner-up

Nikon Coolpix S630

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S630

Light sensitivity
High ISO
6,400 ISO
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
11 fps

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD780 IS

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 33 mm vs 37 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Size Significantly smaller 87x56x18 mm vs 58x97x26 mm
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More than 40% smaller
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
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 30% thinner
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
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Almost the same
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Advantages of the Nikon S630

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
Screen size Larger screen 2.7" vs 2.5"
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Around 10% larger screen
Zoom More zoom 7x vs 3x
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Around 5.5x more zoom
Weight Lighter 140 g vs 160 g
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More than 10% lighter
Nikon Coolpix S630 Learn more about
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Canon PowerShot SD780 IS
58 vs 47
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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.

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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 sensitivity
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
SD780 IS:33 mm
S630:37 mm
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
Screen size Very small screens Help
SD780 IS:2.5"
S630:2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
SD780 IS:720p @ 30fps
S630:480p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$294 - $299

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

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Thickness Is thicker
Continuous shooting Doesn't shoot as fast continuously
Canon PowerShot G12

Canon PowerShot G12

Pro digicam

$390 - $496

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS

Compact

$178

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

$225

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Size Slightly larger
Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

Ultra compact

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Size Slightly larger
Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Much larger screen
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Size Larger

Nikon Coolpix S630 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Compact

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Continuous shooting Shoots much slower
Sony Cybershot DSC-W570

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$180 - $184

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Compact

$118

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$180

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity

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