Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Size
Really small
Super compact 100x53x23 mm
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Thickness
Thin
0.9"
Weight
Light-weight
150 g
Canon PowerShot SD960 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD960 IS

Size
Really small
Super compact 98x54x22 mm
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Thickness
Thin
0.9"
Weight
Light-weight
145 g

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD960 IS

Macro focus Better macro capability 2 cm vs 3 cm
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Focus on subjects more than 30% closer to the lens
Size Slightly smaller 98x54x22 mm vs 100x53x23 mm
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Almost the same
Thickness Slightly thinner 0.9" vs 0.9"
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Almost the same
Weight Slightly lighter 145 g vs 150 g
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Almost the same
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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
Touch screen Has a touch screen Yes vs No
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Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus
Screen size Larger screen 3.0" vs 2.8"
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Around 10% larger screen
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/3000s vs 1/1600s
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Around 50% faster max shutter speed
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Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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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
SD960 IS:2 cm
SD980 IS:3 cm
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 resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
SD960 IS:4x
SD980 IS:5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $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 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Movie format Records higher quality movies
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Wide angle Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens
Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Pro digicam

$294

Aperture Has a significantly wider aperture
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon ELPH 310 HS

Canon ELPH 310 HS

Travel zoom

$195 - $196

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Wide angle Has a significantly narrower wide angle lens
Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Ultra compact

Size Is slightly smaller
Thickness Is thinner
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Screen size Has a significantly smaller screen
Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

Canon PowerShot SD3500 IS

Compact

$274

Screen size Has a much larger screen
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Canon PowerShot SD960 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon D3100

Nikon D3100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $547 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier
Canon EOS Rebel T2i

Canon Rebel T2i

Entry-level DSLR

$544 - $949 body only

$649 - $867 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Size Much larger
Weight Much heavier
Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Canon PowerShot SD1400 IS

Ultra compact

$225

Size Smaller
Thickness Thinner
Screen size Smaller screen
Macro focus Worse macro capability

Canon PowerShot SD980 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $324

Zoom Significantly more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Size Significantly larger
Fujifilm FinePix XP10

Fujifilm FinePix XP10

Waterproof

$164

Waterproof Waterproof
Weight Lighter
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Aperture Much narrower aperture

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