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Canon A4000 IS
Budget Compact Camera
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Sony W730
Budget Compact Camera
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What’s good about the Canon PowerShot A4000 IS
Best price
$199
- Cheaper street price $199 vs $289
- Has longer exposure available 15 seconds vs 2 seconds
- Bigger rear viewscreen 3.0″ vs 2.7″
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Canon PowerShot A4000 IS
What’s good about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730
Best price
$289
$289
- Weighs a little bit less than the A4000 IS 4.3 oz vs 5.11 oz
- Smaller body size 7 in³ vs 8 in³
- 14% more battery life 200 shots vs 175 shots
- Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
- Newer camera January 2013 vs March 2012
- Better built-in flash range 17′ vs 10′
- Better video capture 720p 30fps vs 720p 25fps
- Has panorama image capture A4000 IS does not have panorama
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W730
What the Canon A4000 IS and Sony W730 have in common
- Similar sensor resolutions 16 MP vs 16.1 MP
- Similar image sensor size 28 in²
- Similar viewscreen resolutions 230k dots
- Similar optical zoom range 8.0×
What’s missing from both the Canon A4000 IS and the Sony W730
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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 -
No flip out viewscreen


