Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3000 of a second
Canon PowerShot SD970 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD970 IS

Screen resolution
High resolution screen
461k dots
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Macro focus
Great macro
2 cm

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD970 IS

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
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Advantages of the Canon SD980 IS

Wide angle Much better wide angle 24 mm vs 37 mm
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Around 40% better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.2
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At its widest zoom, the SD980 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.4 f-stops)
Touch screen Has a touch screen Yes vs No
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Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus
Size Smaller 100x53x23 mm vs 96x57x26 mm
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More than 10% smaller
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 1"
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More than 10% thinner
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/3000s vs 1/1600s
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Around 50% faster max shutter speed
Weight Slightly lighter 150 g vs 160 g
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Around 10% lighter
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Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
SD970 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
Movie format Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps
Zoom Poor zoom Help
5x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Size Is slightly smaller
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Screen size Has a significantly smaller screen
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 PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $324

Zoom Has much more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost light sensitivity
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Image stabilization Doesn't have image stabilization
Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$138 - $179

Zoom Has significantly more zoom
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker

Canon PowerShot SD970 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$294 - $299

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom
Size Significantly larger
Aperture Narrower aperture
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

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

Canon PowerShot SD980 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SD960 IS

Canon PowerShot SD960 IS

Compact

Macro focus Better macro capability
Size Slightly smaller
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Touch screen No touch screen
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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