Canon SX210 IS vs Fujifilm S2950

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX210 IS

Smaller

105x59x31 mm

110x73x81 mm

3.3x smaller

Better image stabilization

Lens

Sensor shift

Less risk of blur

Significantly thinner

1.3"

3.2"

2.6x thinner

Significantly lighter

220 g

437 g

Around 50% lighter

Slightly higher true resolution

9.8 MP

9.7 MP

Almost the same

Faster max shutter speed

1/3200s

1/2000s

Around 40% faster max shutter speed

Longer exposures

15s

Around 90% longer exposures

Learn more about
the Canon SX210 IS

Advantages of the Fujifilm S2950

Can create panoramas in-camera

Yes

Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective

Better macro capability

2 cm

5 cm

Focus on subjects 2.5x closer to the lens

Slightly more zoom

18x

14x

Around 70% more zoom

Has boost ISO

6,400 ISO

None

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

Has a viewfinder

Digital

None

A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off

Significantly cheaper

$129.00

$403.10

The best price we've seen is $274 cheaper (3.1x less)

Shoots slightly faster

1.2 fps

0.7 fps

More than 70% faster continuous shooting

Learn more about
the Fujifilm S2950

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

39	vs	42
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Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Snapsort recommends the Fujifilm FinePix S2950. This recommendation, however, should be taken with a grain of salt since it doesn't always make sense to compare a travel zoom with a super zoom.

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

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

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

Slow continuous shooting

SX210 IS:	0.7 fps
S2950:	1.2 fps

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

	Poor maximum light sensitivity
	1,600 ISO

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

	Both shoot high resolution HD movies
	720p @ 30fps

	Poor wide angle
	28 mm

competitors

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$90 - $119

Is slightly heavier

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX150 IS vs the FinePix S2950

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Ultra compact

$100 - $190

Has a slightly wider aperture

Records higher quality movies

Has a slower max shutter speed

Slightly worse macro focusing

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Compare the Cyber-shot WX50 vs the FinePix S2950

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Travel zoom

$149 - $201

Has a slightly narrower aperture

Compare the PowerShot SX160 IS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX160 IS vs the FinePix S2950

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$247

Is slightly more expensive

Is slightly heavier

Compare the PowerShot SX130 IS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Compare the PowerShot SX130 IS vs the FinePix S2950

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$199

Supports 24p

Higher resolution movies

Compare the PowerShot SX230 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$259 - $269

Supports 24p

Higher resolution movies

Narrower aperture

More shutter lag

Compare the PowerShot SX260 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$219

Supports 24p

Higher resolution movies

Compare the PowerShot SX220 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Travel zoom

$207

Supports 24p

Higher resolution movies

Narrower aperture

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the PowerShot SX240 HS vs the PowerShot SX210 IS

$196

Better wide angle

Higher resolution screen

No viewfinder

Slightly larger

Compare the Lumix DMC-LZ20 vs the FinePix S2950

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Canon PowerShotSX210 IS vs Fujifilm FinePixS2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX210 IS

Advantages of the Fujifilm S2950

recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

similarities

Compared to recent digicams

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Sony Cyber-shot WX50

Canon PowerShot SX160 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX240 HS

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Fujifilm FinePix S2950 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L310

Fujifilm FinePix S4500

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ20

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Canon PowerShot
SX210 IS
vs
Fujifilm FinePix
S2950