Canon A4000 IS
Budget Compact Camera
 vs Sony W830
Budget Compact Camera

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

Best price $199
  • Bigger rear viewscreen 3.0″ vs 2.7″
Find out more about the Canon PowerShot A4000 IS

What’s good about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830

Best price
$120
  • Weighs a little bit less than the A4000 IS 4.3 oz vs 5.11 oz
  • Smaller body size 7 in³ vs 8 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $120 vs $199
  • Higher sensor resolution 20.1 MP vs 16 MP
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 3,200 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
  • Newer camera February 2014 vs March 2012
  • Better video capture 720p 30fps vs 720p 25fps
  • Has panorama image capture A4000 IS does not have panorama
Find out more about the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W830

What the Canon A4000 IS and Sony W830 have in common

  • 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 W830

  • 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
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