Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
28 mm
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Weight
Light-weight
120 g
Casio Exilim EX-S12

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Reasons to buy the Casio Exilim EX-S12

Supports 24p
24p movies
For that film look
Weight
Light-weight
111 g
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/2000 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD940 IS

Wide angle Much better wide angle 28 mm vs 36 mm
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More than 20% better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization Lens vs None
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Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements
Size Smaller 89x55x20 mm vs 95x60x23 mm
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Around 30% smaller
Thickness Thinner 0.8" vs 0.9"
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More than 10% thinner
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 1/2s
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30x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Casio EX-S12

Supports 24p Supports 24p Yes vs No
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Get that real film feel
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/2000s vs 1/1500s
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More than 20% faster max shutter speed
Weight Slightly lighter 111 g vs 120 g
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Around 10% lighter
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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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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
Weight Light weight Help
SD940 IS:120 g
EX-S12:111 g
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
Screen size Very small screens Help
2.7"
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format HD (720p) video Help
SD940 IS:720p @ 30fps
EX-S12:720p @ 24fps
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
SD940 IS:28 mm
EX-S12:36 mm
Zoom Poor zoom Help
SD940 IS:4x
EX-S12:3x

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 Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen size Has a significantly larger screen
Weight Is slightly heavier
Size Is slightly larger

Canon PowerShot SD940 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Weight Heavier
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Ultra compact

Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Size Slightly smaller
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Narrower aperture
Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$229

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Size Slightly larger
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

$225

Size Slightly smaller
Thickness Thinner
Weight Heavier

Casio Exilim EX-S12 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Casio Exilim EX-S10

Casio Exilim EX-S10

Ultra compact

Size Significantly smaller
Thickness Significantly thinner
Supports 24p No 24p support
Movie format Lower resolution movies
Fujifilm FinePix JX200

Fujifilm FinePix JX200

Compact

$85 - $88

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Image stabilization Image stabilization
Aperture Significantly narrower aperture
Supports 24p No 24p support
Casio Exilim EX-ZS6

Casio Exilim ZS6

Compact

$154

Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Wide angle Much better wide angle
Supports 24p No 24p support
Weight Slightly heavier
Placeholder

Olympus D-490 Zoom

Digicam

Viewfinder Has a viewfinder
Wide angle Better wide angle
True resolution Much lower true resolution
Size Much larger
Casio Exilim ZS5

Casio Exilim ZS5

Compact

$106

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity
Supports 24p No 24p support
Movie format Lower resolution movies

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