Canon PowerShot SD970 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD970 IS

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Screen resolution
High resolution screen
461k dots
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
True resolution
High true resolution
9.8 MP
Weight
Light-weight
160 g
Casio Exilim EX-FC100

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Reasons to buy the Casio Exilim EX-FC100

Size
Really small
Compact 100x59x23 mm
High-speed framerate
High speed movies
1,000 fps
Sensor type
CMOS Sensor
Better in low light
Thickness
Thin
0.9"
Weight
Light-weight
156 g

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD970 IS

Aperture Wider aperture f/3.2 vs f/3.6
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At its widest zoom, the SD970 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
True resolution Significantly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9 MP
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Capture around 10% more detail in your photos
Screen resolution Higher resolution screen 461k dots vs 230k dots
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More than 2x higher resolution screen
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift
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Less risk of blur
Macro focus Better macro capability 2 cm vs 3 cm
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Focus on subjects more than 30% closer to the lens
Fastest shutter speed Much faster max shutter speed 1/1600s vs 1/1000s
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Around 40% faster max shutter speed
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 4s
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Around 4x longer exposures
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Advantages of the Casio EX-FC100

High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies 1,000 fps vs None
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Capture events too fast for the naked eye and play them back in super-slow motion
Sensor type Has a CMOS-family sensor CMOS vs CCD
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CMOS-family sensors often produce better quality images
Size Slightly smaller 100x59x23 mm vs 96x57x26 mm
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Almost the same
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 1"
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More than 10% thinner
Weight Slightly lighter 156 g vs 160 g
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Almost the same
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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
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
SD970 IS:2 cm
EX-FC100:3 cm
Fastest shutter speed Slow max shutter speed Help
SD970 IS:1/1600s
EX-FC100:1/1000s
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
37 mm
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
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

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$299

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is much heavier
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Has a much wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Thickness Is thicker
Weight Is slightly heavier
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Canon PowerShot SD780 IS

Ultra compact

Wide angle Has a significantly wider wide angle lens
Size Is slightly smaller
Screen size Has a slightly smaller screen

Canon PowerShot SD970 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

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 - $535

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

Casio Exilim EX-FC100 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Casio Exilim EX-ZR100

Casio Exilim ZR100

Travel zoom

$231 - $411

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Size Larger
Weight Significantly heavier
Casio Exilim EX-FH100

Casio Exilim EX-FH100

Travel zoom

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Wider aperture
Size Larger
Macro focus Significantly worse macro capability
Casio Exilim EX-FC150

Casio Exilim EX-FC150

Compact

True resolution Significantly higher true resolution
Longest exposure Significantly longer exposures
Size Larger
Macro focus Worse macro capability
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Nikon Coolpix 5200

Compact

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Sensor size Much larger sensor
Screen size Much smaller screen
High-speed framerate Doesn't record high-speed movies
Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Sony Cybershot DSC-HX9v

Travel zoom

$319 - $330

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Zoom Much more zoom
High-speed framerate Doesn't record high-speed movies
Size Significantly larger

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