Canon A2300
Budget Compact Camera
 vs Panasonic S2
Budget Compact Camera

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot A2300

Best price $249
  • Smaller body size 6 in³ vs 7 in³
  • Higher sensor resolution 16 MP vs 14.1 MP
  • Has longer exposure available 15 seconds vs 8 seconds
  • Longer optical zoom 5.0× vs 4.0×
Find out more about the Canon PowerShot A2300

What’s good about the Panasonic Lumix DMC S2

Best price
$122
  • Weighs a little bit less than the A2300 3.95 oz vs 4.41 oz
  • Significantly cheaper street price $122 vs $249
  • Better light sensitivity by 2 f-stops 6,400 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
  • Better video capture 720p 30fps vs 720p 25fps
  • Has panorama image capture A2300 does not have panorama
Find out more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC S2

What the Canon A2300 and Panasonic S2 have in common

  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 230k dots
  • Both cameras are the same age February 2012 vs March 2012
  • Same viewscreen size 2.7″

What’s missing from both the Canon A2300 and the Panasonic S2

  • No HDR processing
  • No HDMI port
  • No 3D capture
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe
  • No Wi-Fi
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