Samsung WB250F
Compact Superzoom Camera
vs Canon S100
Premium Compact Camera

What’s good about the Samsung WB250F

Best price $219
  • Smaller body size 9 in³ vs 10 in³
  • Thinner body for better pocket fit 0.85″ vs 1.05″
  • 45% more battery life 290 shots vs 200 shots
  • Significantly cheaper street price $219 vs $339
  • Higher sensor resolution 14.2 MP vs 12.1 MP
  • Newer camera February 2013 vs December 2011
  • Longer optical zoom 18.0× vs 5.0×
  • Wider angle lens 4.0mm vs 5.2mm
  • Quicker Flash Recycle Time 4 seconds vs 10 seconds
  • Better video capture 1080p 30fps vs 1080p 24fps
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 8 shots per sec vs 2 shots per sec
  • Has HDR on-board S100 does not have HDR
  • Has panorama image capture S100 does not have panorama
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities S100 does not have Wi-Fi
  • Has 3D capture capabilities S100 does not have 3D

What’s good about the Canon PowerShot S100

Best price
$339
  • Significantly larger image sensor 43 mm² vs 28 mm²
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
  • Better built-in flash range 23′ vs 12′
  • Has GPS location tagging WB250F does not have GPS
  • Has an HDMI port for photo playback WB250F does not have HDMI
  • Has RAW image capture WB250F does not have RAW capture

What the Samsung WB250F and Canon S100 have in common

  • Weigh about the same 6.49 oz vs 6.98 oz
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 460k dots vs 461k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″

What’s missing from both the Samsung WB250F and the Canon S100

  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No hot shoe
  • No flip out viewscreen

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