Canon N
Budget Compact Camera
 vs Canon S100
Premium Compact Camera

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot N

Best price $287
  • Smaller body size 8 in³ vs 10 in³
  • 40% more battery life 280 shots vs 200 shots
  • Slightly cheaper street price $287 vs $339
  • Newer camera April 2013 vs December 2011
  • Longer optical zoom 8.0× vs 5.0×
  • Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 1080p 24fps
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 2 shots per sec vs 2 shots per sec
  • Viewscreen flips out S100 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities S100 does not have Wi-Fi
Find out more about the Canon PowerShot N

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot S100

Best price
$339
  • Significantly larger image sensor 43 mm² vs 28 mm²
  • Has GPS location tagging N does not have GPS
  • Has RAW image capture N does not have RAW capture
Find out more about the Canon PowerShot S100

What the Canon N and Canon S100 have in common

  • Weigh about the same 6.88 oz vs 6.98 oz
  • Similar sensor resolutions 12.1 MP
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 461k dots
  • The same maximum ISO setting 6400 ISO
  • Same viewscreen size 2.8″ vs 3.0″
  • HDMI port

What’s missing from both the Canon N and the Canon S100

  • No HDR processing
  • No 3D capture
  • No panorama mode
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No hot shoe
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