Apple iPhone 4S
Budget Compact Camera
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Canon S100
Premium Compact Camera
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What’s good about the Apple iPhone 4S
Best price
$649
- Weighs a little bit less than the S100 4.9 oz vs 6.98 oz
- Significantly smaller body size 4 in³ vs 10 in³
- Thinner body for better pocket fit 0.37″ vs 1.05″
- Bigger rear viewscreen 3.5″ vs 3.0″
- Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 1080p 24fps
- Has HDR on-board S100 does not have HDR
- Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities S100 does not have Wi-Fi
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Apple iPhone 4S
What’s good about the Canon PowerShot S100
Best price
$339
$339
- Higher sensor resolution 12.1 MP vs 8 MP
- Significantly larger image sensor 43 mm² vs 16 mm²
- Higher resolution rear screen 461k dots vs 326k dots
- Better light sensitivity by 3 f-stops 6,400 ISO vs 800 ISO
- Has an HDMI port for photo playback iPhone 4S does not have HDMI
- Has RAW image capture iPhone 4S does not have RAW capture
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Canon PowerShot S100
What the Apple iPhone 4S and Canon S100 have in common
- Both cameras are the same age October 2011 vs December 2011
- GPS tagging
What’s missing from both the Apple iPhone 4S and the Canon S100
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No 3D capture -
No panorama mode -
No waterproof housing -
No external microphone jack -
No hot shoe