Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

Size
Really small
Ultra compact 89x55x20 mm
Thickness
Thin
0.8"
Weight
Light-weight
120 g
Canon PowerShot SD970 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD970 IS

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Size
Really small
Compact 96x57x26 mm
Weight
Light-weight
160 g

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD940 IS

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 37 mm
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More than 20% better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.2
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At its widest zoom, the SD940 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)
Size Smaller 89x55x20 mm vs 96x57x26 mm
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More than 30% smaller
Weight Lighter 120 g vs 160 g
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Around 30% lighter
Thickness Thinner 0.8" vs 1"
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More than 20% thinner
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Advantages of the Canon SD970 IS

Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 461k dots vs 230k dots
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More than 2x higher resolution screen
Macro focus Better macro capability 2 cm vs 3 cm
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Focus on subjects more than 30% closer to the lens
Fastest shutter speed Faster max shutter speed 1/1600s vs 1/1500s
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Around 10% faster max shutter speed
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SD940 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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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
SD940 IS:3 cm
SD970 IS:2 cm
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
SD940 IS:1/1500s
SD970 IS:1/1600s
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
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
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
SD940 IS:28 mm
SD970 IS:37 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
SD940 IS:4x
SD970 IS:5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Ultra compact

Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Weight Is slightly heavier
Screen size Has a slightly smaller screen
Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$229

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$299

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Canon EOS Rebel T2i

Canon Rebel T2i

Entry-level DSLR

$544 - $949 body only

$649 - $867 with 18-55mm lens

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a much higher resolution screen
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier

Canon PowerShot SD940 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

$225

Size Slightly smaller
Thickness Thinner
Weight Heavier
Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Aperture Narrower aperture
Size Larger

Canon PowerShot SD970 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 510 HS

Canon ELPH 510 HS

Travel zoom

$239

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Aperture Narrower aperture
Weight Significantly heavier
Olympus C-7000 Zoom

Olympus C-7000 Zoom

Pro digicam

Sensor size Much larger sensor
Aperture Wider aperture
Screen size Much smaller screen
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Samsung WB850F

Samsung WB850F

Travel zoom

$482 - $535

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Larger

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