Canon PowerShot SD800 IS vs Canon PowerShot SD870 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD800 IS

Really small
Compact (90×58×25 mm)

Thin
1"

Light-weight
195 g

Great viewfinder
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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD870 IS

	Wide angle lens
	28 mm

	Really small
	Compact (93×59×26 mm)

	Image stabilization
	Lens

	Thin
	1"

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competitors

Canon PowerShot SD800 IS Competitors

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

	Significantly better wide angle
	Larger screen
	Narrower aperture

Compare the Cybershot H70 vs the PowerShot SD800 IS

Canon PowerShot SD750

Compact

$158

	Larger screen
	Smaller
	No image stabilization

Compare the PowerShot SD750 vs the PowerShot SD800 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1000

Ultra compact

$670

	Smaller
	Significantly thinner
	No image stabilization

Compare the PowerShot SD1000 vs the PowerShot SD800 IS

Canon PowerShot SD870 IS Competitors

Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS

Compact

$399

	Smaller
	Thinner
	Much worse wide angle

Compare the PowerShot SD1100 IS vs the PowerShot SD870 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Travel zoom

$499

	More zoom
	Higher true resolution
	Larger

Compare the PowerShot SX210 IS vs the PowerShot SD870 IS

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ62

Super zoom

	Has a CMOS-family sensor
	Much longer battery life
	Much larger

Compare the Lumix DMC-FZ62 vs the PowerShot SD870 IS

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