Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

Wide angle
Wide angle lens
24 mm
Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Touch screen
Touch screen
Less buttons
Macro focus
Great macro
3 cm
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3000 of a second
Nikon Coolpix S630

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Runner-up

Nikon Coolpix S630

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S630

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
Light sensitivity
High ISO
6,400 ISO
Continuous shooting
Rapid fire
11 fps

differences

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 Significantly wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.5
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At its widest zoom, the SD980 IS's lens captures slightly more light (0.6 f-stops)
Screen size Significantly larger screen 3.0" vs 2.7"
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More than 10% larger screen
Touch screen Has a touch screen Yes vs No
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Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Size Smaller 100x53x23 mm vs 58x97x26 mm
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Around 20% smaller
Thickness Thinner 0.9" vs 1"
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More than 10% thinner
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.8 MP
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Almost the same
Sensor size Slightly larger sensor 1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm vs 1/2.3" 6.1x4.6mm
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Almost the same
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Advantages of the Nikon S630

Light sensitivity Better maximum light sensitivity 6,400 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
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The S630's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly faster 11 fps vs 0.8 fps
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More than 13.5x faster continuous shooting
Zoom Slightly more zoom 7x vs 5x
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Around 2x more zoom
Weight Slightly lighter 140 g vs 150 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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similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Image stabilization Good image stabilization Help
Lens
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
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Movie format Poor movies Help
SD980 IS:720p @ 30fps
S630:480p @ 30fps

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
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
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX50

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$178 - $198

Movie format Records higher quality movies
Screen resolution Has a slightly higher resolution screen
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures
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
Nikon Coolpix S3100

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Size Is slightly smaller
Panorama Creates panoramas in-camera
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Longest exposure Slightly shorter exposures

Canon PowerShot SD980 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Pro digicam

$294

Aperture Significantly wider aperture
High-speed framerate Records high-speed movies
Wide angle Significantly worse wide angle
Touch screen No touch screen
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
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

Nikon Coolpix S630 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Nikon Coolpix S4100

Compact

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Continuous shooting Shoots much slower
Sony Cybershot DSC-W570

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Aperture Significantly wider aperture
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Nikon Coolpix S6300

Nikon Coolpix S6300

Travel zoom

$180 - $184

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity
Continuous shooting Shoots slower
Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Sony Cybershot DSC-W620

Compact

$118

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Sony Cybershot DSC-H70

Sony Cybershot H70

Travel zoom

$180

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen size Significantly larger screen
Continuous shooting Shoots significantly slower
Light sensitivity Worse maximum light sensitivity

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