Canon SD980 IS vs Olympus VG120

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Advantages of the Canon SD980 IS

Has a touch screen

Yes

Fewer buttons to worry about and direct interaction with camera menus

Better wide angle

24 mm

26 mm

Around 10% better wide angle

Better image stabilization

Lens

Digital

Less risk of blur

Significantly better macro capability

3 cm

7 cm

Focus on subjects 2.3x closer to the lens

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

9.7 MP

Almost the same

Slightly larger sensor

1/2.3" 6.2x4.6mm

Almost the same

Supports continuous shooting

0.8 fps

None

Allows taking many pictures in rapid succession

Significantly faster max shutter speed

1/3000s

1/2000s

More than 30% faster max shutter speed

Longer exposures

15s

Around 4x longer exposures

Learn more about
the Canon SD980 IS

Advantages of the Olympus VG120

Smaller

96x56x19 mm

100x53x23 mm

More than 10% smaller

Lighter

120 g

150 g

20% lighter

Thinner

0.8"

0.9"

Around 20% thinner

Learn more about
the Olympus VG120

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

60	vs	60
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Olympus VG120

Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Wide aperture
	f/2.8

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

Poor or no continuous shooting

SD980 IS:	0.8 fps
VG120:	None

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	1,600 ISO

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	720p @ 30fps

	Poor zoom
	5x

competitors

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Has boost light sensitivity

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the PowerShot SD980 IS

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the VG120

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Ultra compact

$132

Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity

Creates panoramas in-camera

Has a slower max shutter speed

Much worse macro focusing

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the PowerShot SD980 IS

Compare the Coolpix S3100 vs the VG120

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the PowerShot SD980 IS

Compare the ELPH 300 HS vs the VG120

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Records higher quality movies

Records high-speed movies

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly heavier

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the PowerShot SD980 IS

Compare the ELPH 100 HS vs the VG120

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Compact

$197

Has a slightly higher resolution screen

Slightly higher maximum light sensitivity

Has a slower max shutter speed

Is slightly more expensive

Compare the Coolpix S6100 vs the PowerShot SD980 IS

Compare the Coolpix S6100 vs the VG120

Nikon Coolpix S5100

Compact

$172 - $298

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Coolpix S5100 vs the PowerShot SD980 IS

Compare the Coolpix S5100 vs the VG120

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Much larger sensor

Significantly wider aperture

No touch screen

Larger

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the PowerShot SD980 IS

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 - $307

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

Olympus VG-160

Compact

$99

Can create panoramas in-camera

Significantly better macro capability

No image stabilization

Slightly heavier

Compare the VG-160 vs the VG120

Olympus VG-140

Compact

Can create panoramas in-camera

Slightly higher true resolution

No built-in flash

Slightly heavier

Compare the VG-140 vs the VG120

Olympus VG110

Ultra compact

$88

Better macro capability

Slightly smaller

Significantly smaller screen

No image stabilization

Compare the VG110 vs the VG120

Nikon Coolpix L25

Compact

$77 - $131

Has a touch screen

Significantly better macro capability

Much lower true resolution

Much smaller sensor

Compare the Coolpix L25 vs the VG120

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Canon PowerShotSD980 IS vs OlympusVG120

Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SD980 IS

Olympus VG120

Reasons to buy the Olympus VG120

recommendations

Relative to the best recent compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SD980 IS

Advantages of the Olympus VG120

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 PowerShot A2200

Nikon Coolpix S3100

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Nikon Coolpix S6100

Nikon Coolpix S5100

Canon PowerShot SD980 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SD960 IS

Fujifilm FinePix XP10

Olympus VG-120 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Olympus VG-160

Olympus VG-140

Olympus VG110

Nikon Coolpix L25

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Canon PowerShot
SD980 IS
vs
Olympus
VG120