Canon PowerShot
SX1 IS
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Nikon Coolpix
P100
SX1 IS
P100
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recommendations
Relative to the best recent super zooms, and ignoring price
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Canon PowerShot SX1 IS |
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Nikon Coolpix P100 |  |
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Snapsort recommends the Nikon Coolpix P100. |
differences
Reasons to consider the Canon SX1 IS |
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Shoots RAW | Yes | vs | No |  |
Digitally develop your own photos with precise image control | ||||
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Supports an external flash | Yes | vs | No | |
An external flash often produces better looking flash images | ||||
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Better image stabilization | Lens | vs | Sensor shift | |
Less risk of blur | ||||
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Slightly better macro capability | 0 cm | vs | 1 cm | |
Almost the same | ||||
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Thinner | 3.5" | vs | 3.9" | |
More than 10% thinner | ||||
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Longer exposures | 15s | vs | 8s | |
Around 90% longer exposures | ||||
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Faster max shutter speed | 1/3200s | vs | 1/2000s | |
60% faster max shutter speed | ||||
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Reasons to consider the Nikon P100 |
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Significantly more zoom | 26.1x | vs | 20x | |
More than 70% more zoom | ||||
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Has a flip-out screen | Yes | vs | No | |
Flip-out screens can be helpful when composing tricky shots or taking movies | ||||
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Significantly higher resolution screen | 460k dots | vs | 230k dots | |
2x higher resolution screen | ||||
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Larger screen | 3.0" | vs | 2.8" | |
Around 10% larger screen | ||||
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Shoots significantly faster | 10 fps | vs | 4 fps | |
2.5x faster continuous shooting | ||||
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Better wide-angle | 26 mm | vs | 28 mm | |
Around 10% better wide-angle | ||||
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Lighter | 481 g | vs | 615 g | |
Around 30% lighter | ||||
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Better maximum light sensitivity | 3,200 ISO | vs | 1,600 ISO | |
The P100's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better | ||||
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Much cheaper | $339.00 | vs | $599.95 | |
The best price we've seen is $261 cheaper (around 80% less) | ||||
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Slightly smaller | 114x83x99 mm | vs | 128x88x88 mm | |
Around 10% smaller | ||||
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similarities
Compared to recent digicams
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Snapsort is not aware of any interesting weaknesses shared by these two products. |
competitors
Shared Competitors |
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Disadvantages |
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Canon PowerShot SX20 ISSuper zoom $369 - $413 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX1Super zoom $350 - $380 |
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35Super zoom $315 - $414 |
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Fujifilm FinePix HS10Super zoom $410 - $430 |
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Nikon Coolpix P90Super zoom $350 |
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Canon PowerShot G11Pro digicam $447 - $520 |
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Nikon Coolpix L110Super zoom $238 - $280 |
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Canon PowerShot SX1 IS Competitors |
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Canon PowerShot S5 ISSuper zoom |
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Nikon Coolpix P100 Competitors |
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Olympus SP-800 UZSuper zoom $257 - $350 |
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appearance
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discussion
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Which do you think is better?
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Nikon P100 or Canon SX 1 IS-
would appreciate your advice,
Werner