Canon SD980 IS vs Nikon S70

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD980 IS

Much wider aperture

f/2.8

f/3.9

At its widest zoom, the SD980 IS's lens captures slightly more light (1 f-stop)

Significantly better wide angle

24 mm

28 mm

More than 10% better wide angle

Slightly lighter

150 g

160 g

Around 10% lighter

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the Canon SD980 IS

Advantages of the Nikon S70

Has an OLED screen

OLED

LCD

OLED screens are often brighter and more vibrant than typical LCD screens

Much larger screen

3.5"

3.0"

Around 20% larger screen

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image

Slightly higher resolution screen

288k dots

230k dots

Around 30% higher resolution screen

Thinner

0.8"

0.9"

More than 10% thinner

Better maximum light sensitivity

2,000 ISO

1,600 ISO

The S70's maximum light sensitivity is 0.3 f-stops better

Learn more about
the Nikon S70

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

60	vs	53
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Nikon Coolpix S70

Snapsort recommends the Canon PowerShot SD980 IS.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Have touch screens
	Less buttons

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	Good macro capabilities
	3 cm

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Poor zoom
	5x

competitors

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Has a slower max shutter speed

Doesn't have a touch screen

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SD980 IS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the Coolpix S70

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Has a significantly wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot SD980 IS

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Coolpix S70

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$103 - $189

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Has a slower max shutter speed

Doesn't have a touch screen

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the PowerShot SD980 IS

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the Coolpix S70

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity

Creates panoramas in-camera

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly shorter exposures

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the PowerShot SD980 IS

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the Coolpix S70

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70

Ultra compact

$228

Records higher quality movies

Has a much higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly shorter exposures

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-WX70 vs the PowerShot SD980 IS

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-WX70 vs the Coolpix S70

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$178 - $198

Records higher quality movies

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly shorter exposures

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the PowerShot SD980 IS

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the Coolpix S70

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Has a significantly wider aperture

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the PowerShot SD980 IS

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the Coolpix S70

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Pro digicam

$294

Significantly wider aperture

Records high-speed movies

Significantly worse wide angle

No touch screen

Compare the PowerShot SD4000 IS vs the PowerShot SD980 IS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $324

Significantly more zoom

Higher resolution movies

Significantly worse wide angle

Significantly larger

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SD980 IS

Canon PowerShot SD960 IS

Compact

Better macro capability

Slightly smaller

Significantly worse wide angle

No touch screen

Compare the PowerShot SD960 IS vs the PowerShot SD980 IS

Fujifilm FinePix XP10

Waterproof

$164

Waterproof

Lighter

Much worse wide angle

Much narrower aperture

Compare the FinePix XP10 vs the PowerShot SD980 IS

Nikon Coolpix S80

Compact

$100

Significantly higher resolution screen

Wider aperture

Much worse wide angle

Significantly worse macro capability

Compare the Coolpix S80 vs the Coolpix S70

Canon PowerShot A1200

Compact

$69

Much wider aperture

Has a viewfinder

Much smaller screen

Doesn't have an OLED screen

Compare the PowerShot A1200 vs the Coolpix S70

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Travel zoom

$100

Much higher resolution screen

Wider aperture

Doesn't have an OLED screen

Much smaller screen

Compare the Coolpix S8100 vs the Coolpix S70

Samsung WB210

Travel zoom

$199

Much wider aperture

Much higher resolution screen

Doesn't have an OLED screen

Larger

Compare the WB210 vs the Coolpix S70

Canon ELPH 320 HS

Compact

$249

Much wider aperture

Significantly better wide angle

Doesn't have an OLED screen

Significantly smaller screen

Compare the ELPH 320 HS vs the Coolpix S70

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Canon PowerShotSD980 IS vs Nikon CoolpixS70

Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

Nikon Coolpix S70

Reasons to buy the Nikon Coolpix S70

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD980 IS

Advantages of the Nikon S70

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 ELPH 300 HS

Canon Powershot S100

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX70

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Canon PowerShot S95

Canon PowerShot SD980 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SD960 IS

Fujifilm FinePix XP10

Nikon Coolpix S70 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix S80

Canon PowerShot A1200

Nikon Coolpix S8100

Samsung WB210

Canon ELPH 320 HS

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Canon PowerShot
SD980 IS
vs
Nikon Coolpix
S70