Updated (February, 2011): Compare the Canon PowerShot SX220 HS vs Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Fujifilm FinePix S2950

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Reasons to buy the Fujifilm FinePix S2950

Panorama
In-camera panoramas
Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama
Light sensitivity (boost)
High ISO (boost)
6,400 ISO
Viewfinder
Great viewfinder
Digital
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

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"The 14 megapixel sensor combined with the camera's metering system offers good image quality from 80 to 200 ISO"
digitalreview.ca | talking about the SX210 IS's image-quality
"If you are looking for a sleek compact long-range zoom camera, offering solid performance and an extended feature set, while delivering pleasing images under most general conditions, we would recommend the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS as a good solution."
digitalreview.ca | talking about the SX210 IS's overall-performance

Reasons to buy the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS

Size
Really small
Compact 105x59x31 mm
Thickness
Thin
1.3"
Weight
Light-weight
220 g
Fastest shutter speed
Fast shutter speed
1/3200 of a second

differences

Advantages of the Canon SX210 IS

Size Significantly smaller 105x59x31 mm vs 110x73x81 mm
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3.3x smaller
Thickness Much thinner 1.3" vs 3.2"
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2.6x thinner
Image stabilization Better image stabilization Lens vs Sensor shift
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Less risk of blur
Weight Significantly lighter 220 g vs 437 g
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Around 50% lighter
True resolution Slightly higher true resolution 9.8 MP vs 9.7 MP
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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
Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Learn more about
the Canon SX210 IS

Advantages of the Fujifilm S2950

Panorama Can create panoramas in-camera Yes vs No
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Stitches together multiple photos for a wide perspective
Zoom More zoom 18x vs 14x
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Around 70% more zoom
Macro focus Better macro capability 2 cm vs 5 cm
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Focus on subjects 2.5x closer to the lens
Light sensitivity (boost) Has boost ISO 6,400 ISO vs None
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Allows taking photos in darker situations, often at the cost of additional noise in the image
Viewfinder Has a viewfinder Digital vs None
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A viewfinder can help save battery life by keeping the screen turned off
Lowest price Significantly cheaper $149.99 vs $293.99
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The best price we've seen is $144 cheaper (around 50% less)
Continuous shooting Shoots slightly faster 1.2 fps vs 0.7 fps
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More than 70% faster continuous shooting
Fujifilm FinePix S2950 Learn more about
the Fujifilm S2950
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recommendations

Relative to the best recent digicams, and ignoring price

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Canon PowerShot SX210 IS
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Green arrow 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.

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similarities

Compared to recent digicams

Common Strengths Common Weaknesses

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

Sensor type Lower-end sensor types Help
CCD
Continuous shooting Slow continuous shooting Help
SX210 IS:0.7 fps
S2950:1.2 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 Both shoot high resolution HD movies Help
720p @ 30fps

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Canon PowerShot SX150 IS

Travel zoom

$136 - $179

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Canon PowerShot SX130 IS

Travel zoom

$130 - $245

Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Thickness Is thicker
Canon ELPH 300 HS

Canon ELPH 300 HS

Compact

$148 - $179

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Screen size Has a significantly smaller screen
Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Zoom Has way more more zoom
Lowest price Is significantly more expensive
Thickness Is thicker
Canon ELPH 100 HS

Canon ELPH 100 HS

Compact

$106 - $189

Aperture Has a slightly wider aperture
Movie format Records higher quality movies
Fastest shutter speed Has a slower max shutter speed
Zoom Has slightly less zoom

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Canon PowerShot SX230 HS

Travel zoom

$239 - $307

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Canon PowerShot SX220 HS

Travel zoom

$281 - $332

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Canon Powershot S100

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$356 - $430

Aperture Much wider aperture
Movie format Higher resolution movies
Zoom Less zoom
Shutter lag Slightly more shutter lag
Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Canon PowerShot SX260 HS

Travel zoom

$299

Movie format Higher resolution movies
Supports 24p Supports 24p
Aperture Narrower aperture
True resolution Slightly lower true resolution
Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Canon PowerShot SX200 IS

Travel zoom

Macro focus Significantly better macro capability
Aperture Narrower aperture
Zoom Slightly less zoom

Fujifilm FinePix S2950 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Nikon Coolpix L120

Nikon Coolpix L120

Super zoom

$180 - $229

Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Fujifilm FinePix S4000

Super zoom

$215

Zoom Much more zoom
Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Size Larger
Weight Heavier
Fujifilm FinePix S3300

Fujifilm FinePix S3300

Super zoom

$272

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Zoom Significantly more zoom
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Size Larger
Nikon Coolpix L810

Nikon Coolpix L810

Super zoom

$250 - $265

Wide angle Much better wide angle
Screen resolution Much higher resolution screen
Viewfinder No viewfinder
Size Slightly larger
Fujifilm FinePix S3200

Fujifilm FinePix S3200

Super zoom

$305

Wide angle Significantly better wide angle
Zoom More zoom
Panorama Lacks in-camera panoramic stitching
Size Larger

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Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Fujifilm FinePix S2950
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