Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3000 of a second
Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

Size
Really small
Ultra compact 89x55x20 mm
Weight
Light-weight
120 g

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD940 IS

Size Smaller 89x55x20 mm vs 100x53x23 mm
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Around 20% smaller
Weight Lighter 120 g vs 150 g
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20% lighter
Thickness Thinner 0.8" vs 0.9"
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More than 10% thinner
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Advantages of the Canon SD980 IS

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle 24 mm vs 28 mm
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More than 10% better wide angle
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen Yes vs No
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Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus
Zoom Slightly more zoom 5x vs 4x
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Around 60% more zoom
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/3000s vs 1/1500s
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2x faster max shutter speed
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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Green arrow Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation. 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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Canon PowerShot SD940 IS vs Canon PowerShot SD980 IS
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Uses Travel score Travel
On holiday or vacation
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Fast action, sometimes indoors
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Features Low light image quality Low light image quality
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Autofocus peformance Still image focusing
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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
3 cm
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
0.8 fps
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$130 - $233

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$100 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

$225

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Wide angle Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$414 - $430

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$194 - $199

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon PowerShot SD960 IS

Canon PowerShot SD960 IS

Compact

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$219 - $304

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

Canon PowerShot SD940 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$127 - $245

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Size Much larger
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$97 - $103

Screen size Significantly larger screen
Zoom Slightly more zoom
Size Larger
Weight Heavier

Canon PowerShot SD980 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Pro digicam

$294

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Touch screen No touch screen
Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

Compact

$274

Screen size Much larger screen
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen
Weight Slightly heavier

appearance

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Canon PowerShot SD940 IS Canon PowerShot SD980 IS
Canon PowerShot SD940 IS Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

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