Canon A2500
Budget Compact Camera
vs Canon A2200
Budget Compact Camera

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot A2500

Best price $200
  • Smaller body size 7 in³ vs 8 in³
  • Thinner body for better pocket fit 0.82″ vs 0.93″
  • Cheaper street price $200 vs $259
  • Higher sensor resolution 16 MP vs 14.1 MP
  • Newer camera April 2013 vs January 2011
  • Longer optical zoom 5.0× vs 4.0×
  • Has an HDMI port for photo playback A2200 does not have HDMI

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot A2200

Best price
$259
  • Better light sensitivity by 2 f-stops 6,400 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
  • Better built-in flash range 13′ vs 10′
  • Better video capture 720p 30fps vs 720p 25fps
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 3 shots per sec vs 1 shots per sec

What the Canon A2500 and Canon A2200 have in common

  • Weigh about the same 4.41 oz vs 4.06 oz
  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 230k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 2.7″
  • Similiar flash recycle times 10 seconds

What’s missing from both the Canon A2500 and the Canon A2200

  • No HDR processing
  • No 3D capture
  • No panorama mode
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe
  • No Wi-Fi
  • No flip out viewscreen

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