Canon PowerShot SX10 IS

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Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS

Image stabilization
Image stabilization
Lens
External flash
External flash
Better lighting
Fujifilm FinePix S1600

51

Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix S1600

Screen size
Large screen
3.0"
Size
Really small
Prosumer size 110x73x81 mm
Weight
Light-weight
337 g

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX10 IS

Aperture Wider aperture f/2.8 vs f/3.1
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At its widest zoom, the SX10 IS's lens captures marginally more light (0.3 f-stops)
Zoom More zoom 20x vs 15x
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Around 80% more zoom
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift
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Less risk of blur
External flash Supports an external flash Yes vs No
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An external flash often produces better looking flash images
Macro focus Better macro capability 0 cm vs 2 cm
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Almost the same
Fastest shutter speed Significantly faster max shutter speed 1/3200s vs 1/2000s
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Around 40% faster max shutter speed
Longest exposure Longer exposures 15s vs 8s
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Around 90% longer exposures
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Advantages of the Fujifilm S1600

Screen size Much larger screen 3.0" vs 2.5"
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More than 20% larger screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies 720p @ 30fps vs 480p @ 30fps
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Shoots high resolution HD (720p) video
Size Smaller 110x73x81 mm vs 128x88x87 mm
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More than 30% smaller
Weight Significantly lighter 337 g vs 600 g
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More than 40% lighter
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 1.3 fps vs 0.7 fps
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Around 90% faster continuous shooting
Thickness Slightly thinner 3.2" vs 3.4"
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Around 10% thinner
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
52 vs 51
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Fujifilm FinePix S1600 Fujifilm FinePix S1600
Green arrow Too close to call! Snapsort considers these cameras too competitive to make a clear recommendation.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses
Macro focus Good macro capabilities Help
SX10 IS:0 cm
S1600:2 cm
Viewfinder Both have digital viewfinders Help
Digital
Thickness Quite thick Help
SX10 IS:3.4"
S1600:3.2"
Light sensitivity (boost) No boost ISO Help
Lacks boost light sensitivity
Weight Heavy Help
SX10 IS:600 g
S1600:337 g
Panorama Neither camera stitches together panoramas Help
You could stitch photos in post
Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Size Large Help
SX10 IS:128x88x87 mm
S1600:110x73x81 mm
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
SX10 IS:0.7 fps
S1600:1.3 fps
HDR Neither has in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
1,600 ISO
3D Neither camera can take 3D photos Help
No 3d support
Touch screen No touchscreens Help
More buttons
Screen resolution Low resolution screens Help
230k dots
Wide angle Poor wide angle Help
28 mm
Movie format Poor movies Help
SX10 IS:480p @ 30fps
S1600:720p @ 30fps

Compared to recent super zooms

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products.

Screen flips out No flip-out screens Help
Less flexible
Supports RAW No RAW support Help
Less editing fidelity
External mic jack Neither has an external mic jack Help
Limited to the in-camera mic
Zoom Poor zoom Help
SX10 IS:20x
S1600:15x

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Size Is slightly smaller
Thickness Is thinner
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Viewfinder Doesn't have a viewfinder
Nikon D3100

Nikon D3100

Entry-level DSLR

$500 - $547 with 18-55mm lens

Movie format Records higher quality movies
True resolution Takes much higher resolution photos
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Weight Is significantly heavier
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$130 - $245

Size Is slightly smaller
Thickness Is thinner
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Viewfinder Doesn't have a viewfinder
Nikon Coolpix P500

Nikon Coolpix P500

Super zoom

$300

Zoom Has way more more zoom
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Zoom Much more zoom
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Size Larger
Thickness Thicker
Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS

Super zoom

$420

Zoom Much more zoom
Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Size Larger
Thickness Thicker
Olympus SZ-10

Olympus SZ10

Travel zoom

$228

Screen size Much larger screen
Size Much smaller
Aperture Narrower aperture
Image stabilization Worse image stabilization
Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS

Super zoom

$742

Screen flips out Has a flip-out screen
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Canon EOS Rebel T2i

Canon Rebel T2i

Entry-level DSLR

$544 - $949 body only

$649 - $867 with 18-55mm lens

Sensor size Much larger sensor
True resolution Much higher true resolution
Image stabilization No image stabilization

Fujifilm FinePix S1600 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Super zoom

$150 - $159

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera
Zoom More zoom
Weight Heavier
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Fujifilm FinePix S1800

Fujifilm FinePix S1800

Super zoom

Zoom More zoom
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO
Olympus SP-600 UZ

Olympus SP-600 UZ

Super zoom

$305

Continuous shooting Shoots significantly faster
Macro focus Better macro capability
Image stabilization No image stabilization
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Fujifilm FinePix S1500

Fujifilm FinePix S1500

Super zoom

$462

Aperture Wider aperture
Size Smaller
Wide angle Much worse wide angle
Screen size Significantly smaller screen
Fujifilm FinePix S2500HD

Fujifilm FinePix S2500HD

Super zoom

Zoom More zoom
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO

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