Canon IXUS 500 HS Point & Shoot Digital Camera Black vs Nikon Coolpix AW100 Orange

• Key Features

• • Screen Size
  • 3 Inches
  • 3 inch
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• • Optical Sensor Resolution
  • 10.1 MP
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• Other Features

• • In The Box
  • User Manual, Battery Charger with Rechargeable Batteries, USB Cable
  • Camera Strap, Rechargeable Battery, Charging AC Adapter, USB Cable, Audio Video Cable, Reference Manual CD, Warranty Card
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• • Additional Features
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  • Underwater Scene Mode
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• Camera Features

• • Optical Sensor Resolution
  • 10.1 MP
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• • Sensor Type
  • CMOS Sensor
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• • Shutter Speed Range
  • 1 - 1/4000sec.
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• • Sensor Size
  • 1/2.3 Inches
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• • Maximum Shutter Speed
  • 1/4000 sec
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• • Optical Zoom
  • 12x
  • 5x
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• • Minimum Shutter Speed
  • 15 sec
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• • Digital Zoom
  • 4x
  • 4x
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• • Audio Video Interface
  • A/V Output (NTSC or PAL)
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• • Picture Angle
  • 28 mm Wide Angle
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• • Other Resolution
  • Still Image: 16:9 (3648 x 2048, 2816 x 1584, 1920 x 1080, 640 x 360), 3:2 (3648 x 2432, 2816 x 1880, 1600 x 1064, 640 x 424), 4:3 (3648 x 2736, 2816 x 2112, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480), 1:1 (2736 x 2736, 2112 x 2112, 1200 x 1200, 480 x 480)
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• General Features

• • Brand
  • Canon
  • Nikon
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• • Model Name
  • Digital IXUS 500 HS
  • Coolpix AW100
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• • Type
  • Point and Shoot
  • Point and Shoot
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• • Color
  • Black
  • Orange
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• Lens

• • Auto Focus
  • Face Detect, Tracking AF, Center
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• • Manual Focus
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• • Focal Length
  • 4 - 48 mm (35 mm Equivalent to 28 - 336 mm)
  • 28 140 mm
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• • Aperture Range
  • f/3.4 (W) - f/5.6 (T)
  • f/3.9 - 4.8
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• • Color Filter
  • Primary (RGB) Color Filter
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• Convenience Features

• • Shooting Modes
  • Auto, Color Accent, Color Swap, Face Self-Timer, Fireworks, Fish-Eye Effect, Handheld Night Scene, High-Speed Burst, Iframe Movie, Long Shutter, Low Light, Miniature Effect, Monochrome, Movie Digest, Portrait, Poster Effect, Program, Smart Auto, Smart Shutter, Smile, Smooth Skin, Snow, Soft Focus, Stitch Assist, Super Slow Motion Movie, Super Vivid, Toy Camera Effect, Underwater, Wink Self-Timer
  • Auto mode, Scene mode, Smart portrait, Easy auto mode, Movie mode
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• • PictBridge
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• • Continuous Shots
  • 2.8 fps (Program Mode), 6.8 fps (High-speed Burst Mode)
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• • Self Timer
  • 2 sec, 10 sec
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• • Metering
  • Center-Weighted Average, Evaluative, Spot
  • Matrix, Center-weighted, Spot
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• • Supported Languages
  • 30 Languages
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• Image Enhancements

• • ISO Rating
  • Auto / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200
  • Auto (auto gain ISO 125 to 800), Fixed range auto (ISO 125 to 400), Manual selection (ISO 125, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200)
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• • Image Stabilizer
  • Lens Shift Type
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• • White Balancing
  • Auto, Cloudy, Custom, Day Light, Fluorescent, Fluorescent-H, Tungsten
  • Auto, Preset manual, Daylight, Incandescent, Fluorescent, Cloudy, Flash
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• • Red Eye reduction
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• • Face Detection
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• • Macro Mode
  • 1 - 50 cm
  • 1 cm (0.4")
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• Display

• • Display Type
  • TFT
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• • Screen Size
  • 3 Inches
  • 3 inch
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• • Image Display Resolution
  • 461000 dots
  • 16
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• • Video Display Resolution
  • 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) @ 24 fps
  • 1920 x 1080 (30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 960 x 540 (30 fps), VGA (30 fps)
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• • Supported Aspect Ratio
  • 4:03
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• • Additional Display Features
  • Wide Viewing Angle
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• Connectivity

• • Bluetooth
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• • Wi-Fi
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• • HDMI
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• • USB
  • USB Hi-Speed
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• Images & Video

• • Image Format
  • JPEG (EXIF 2.3, DCF, DPOF 1.1)
  • JPEG (EXIF)
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• • Video Format
  • H.264, MOV
  • MOV
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• • Audio Formats
  • Linear PCM (2 Channel Stereo)
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• Media & Software

• • Memory Card Type
  • microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
  • SDHC/SDXC
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• • Upgradeable Memory
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• • Inbuilt Memory
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  • 83 MB
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• Flash

• • Built in Flash
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• • External Flash
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• • Flash Modes
  • Auto, Slow Sync Flash
  • Auto, Auto with Red-Eye Reduction, Off, Fill flash, Slow sync
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• • Flash Range
  • Wide : 0.5 - 2.5m, Telephoto : 1.0 - 1.5m
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• Power Source

• • AC Adapter
  • Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 (included with AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC70)
  • AC Adapter EH-62F
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• • Battery Type
  • Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (NB-9L)
  • Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL12, Approx. 250 shots
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• Dimensions

• • Dimensions
  • 94.8 x 57.8 x 19.5 mm
  • Approx. 110.1 x 64.9 x 22.8 mm excluding projections
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• • Weight
  • 135 gms
  • Approx. 178g with battery and memory card
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