Canon SX500 IS
Superzoom Camera
 vs FujiFilm SL1000
Superzoom Camera

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot SX500 IS

Best price $369
  • Weighs a lot less than the SL1000 12 oz vs 23.2 oz
  • Significantly smaller body size 35 in³ vs 78 in³
  • Significantly cheaper street price $369 vs $650
Find out more about the Canon PowerShot SX500 IS

What’s good about the FujiFilm FinePix SL1000

Best price
$650
  • 79% more battery life 350 shots vs 195 shots
  • Higher resolution rear screen 920k dots vs 461k dots
  • Has longer exposure available 30 seconds vs 15 seconds
  • Better light sensitivity by 3 f-stops 12,800 ISO vs 1,600 ISO
  • Longer optical zoom 50.0× vs 30.0×
  • Better built-in flash range 26′ vs 16′
  • Better video capture 1080p 60fps vs 720p 25fps
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 10 shots per sec vs 3 shots per sec
  • Viewscreen flips out SX500 IS does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has HDR on-board SX500 IS does not have HDR
  • Has panorama image capture SX500 IS does not have panorama
  • Has a flash hot shoe connector SX500 IS does not
  • Has 3D capture capabilities SX500 IS does not have 3D
  • Has RAW image capture SX500 IS does not have RAW capture
Find out more about the FujiFilm FinePix SL1000

What the Canon SX500 IS and FujiFilm SL1000 have in common

  • Similar sensor resolutions 16 MP
  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • HDMI port

What’s missing from both the Canon SX500 IS and the FujiFilm SL1000

  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No Wi-Fi
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