Canon SD940 IS vs Pentax WS80

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD940 IS

Much wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.8

At its widest zoom, the SD940 IS's lens captures slightly more light (0.9 f-stops)

Much better wide angle

28 mm

35 mm

20% better wide angle

Image stabilization

Lens

None

Helps eliminate blur caused by small camera movements

Smaller

89x55x20 mm

92x60x22 mm

Around 20% smaller

Thinner

0.8"

0.9"

Around 10% thinner

Longer exposures

15s

Around 4x longer exposures

Slightly lighter

120 g

125 g

Almost the same

Learn more about
the Canon SD940 IS

Advantages of the Pentax WS80

Better maximum light sensitivity

6,400 ISO

1,600 ISO

The WS80's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better

Waterproof

Yes

Great for vacations and holidays at the beach, or around the pool

Learn more about
the Pentax WS80

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

60	vs	53
Explain scores

Pentax Optio WS80

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 waterproof.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Light weight

SD940 IS:	120 g
WS80:	125 g

	Slow max shutter speed
	1/1500 of a second

	No boost ISO
	Lacks boost light sensitivity

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

Slow continuous shooting

SD940 IS:	0.8 fps
WS80:	1.1 fps

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Very small screens
	2.7"

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	720p @ 30fps

Poor wide angle

SD940 IS:	28 mm
WS80:	35 mm

Poor zoom

SD940 IS:	4x
WS80:	5x

competitors

No significant shared competitors found.

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Higher resolution movies

Significantly better wide angle

Heavier

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SD940 IS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Higher resolution movies

Supports 24p

Heavier

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the PowerShot SD940 IS

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Ultra compact

Has a viewfinder

Slightly smaller

Much worse wide angle

Narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SD780 IS vs the PowerShot SD940 IS

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Much larger sensor

Significantly wider aperture

Significantly larger

Much heavier

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot SD940 IS

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Compact

$229

Higher resolution movies

Significantly better wide angle

Slightly larger

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS vs the PowerShot SD940 IS

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Travel zoom

$225

Much wider aperture

Image stabilization

Much larger

Much lower true resolution

Compare the PowerShot SX120 IS vs the Optio WS80

Pentax Optio W80

Waterproof

Much better wide angle

Wider aperture

Smaller screen

Larger

Compare the Optio W80 vs the Optio WS80

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Super zoom

$499 - $500

Much more zoom

Has a flip-out screen

Much larger

Much thicker

Compare the Lumix DMC-FZ150 vs the Optio WS80

Olympus TG310

Waterproof

$132

Much better wide angle

Image stabilization

Worse maximum light sensitivity

Larger

Compare the TG310 vs the Optio WS80

Olympus Stylus 550WP

Waterproof

Image stabilization

Wider aperture

Significantly worse wide angle

Lower resolution movies

Compare the Stylus 550WP vs the Optio WS80

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Canon PowerShot
SD940 IS
vs
Pentax Optio
WS80

Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

Pentax Optio WS80

Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio WS80

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD940 IS

Advantages of the Pentax WS80

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SD940 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Canon Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Pentax Optio WS80 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Pentax Optio W80

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Olympus TG310

Olympus Stylus 550WP

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Canon PowerShotSD940 IS vs Pentax OptioWS80

Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD940 IS

Pentax Optio WS80

Reasons to buy the Pentax Optio WS80

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD940 IS

Advantages of the Pentax WS80

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SD940 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Canon Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot ELPH 110 HS

Pentax Optio WS80 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX120 IS

Pentax Optio W80

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Olympus TG310

Olympus Stylus 550WP

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Canon PowerShot
SD940 IS
vs
Pentax Optio
WS80