Canon IXUS 500 HS Point & Shoot Digital Camera Black vs Nikon Coolpix S9400 Point & Shoot Digital Camera Red

• Key Features

• • Screen Size
  • 3 Inches
  • 3 Inches
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• • Optical Sensor Resolution
  • 10.1 MP
  • 18 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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  • 100% Vertical), 12 Elements in 10 Groups (1 ED Lens Element), 1280 x 720 at 60 fps, 18.91 Total MP, 320 x 240 at 24 fps, 5 Level Brightness Adjustment, 640 x 480 at 120 fps, 98% Vertical), Beach, Black and White Copy, Center, Close-up, Digital Zoom Magnification (1800 mm Lens in 35 mm (135) Format), Dusk / Dawn, Easy Panorama, Exposure Compensation), Exposure Control (Programmed Auto Exposure, Exposure Modes (Programmed Auto), Fireworks Show, Focus Lock, Focus-area Selection (Face Priority, Food, HS: 1920 x 1080 at 15 fps, Landscape, Manual with 99 Focus Areas, Min Focus Range: 50 cm (W) - 1.5 m (T), Motion Blur Reduction (Motion Detection (Still Pictures)), Museum, Party / Indoor, Playback Mode Monitor Frame Coverage (100% Horizontal, Recording Reslution (HD: 1280 x 720p at 30 fps, Scene Modes (Portrait, Shooting Mode Monitor Frame Coverage (98% Horizontal, Snow, Sports, Subject Tracking, Sunset, Target Finding AF), Voice Memo Function, iFrame: 960 x 540 at 30 fps)
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• Camera Features

• • Optical Sensor Resolution
  • 10.1 MP
  • 18 MP
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• • Sensor Type
  • CMOS Sensor
  • CMOS Sensor
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• • Shutter Speed Range
  • 1 - 1/4000sec.
  • 1-1/1500 sec
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• • Sensor Size
  • 1/2.3 Inches
  • 1/2.3 Inches
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• • Maximum Shutter Speed
  • 1/4000 sec
  • 1/1500 sec
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• • Optical Zoom
  • 12x
  • 18x
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• • Minimum Shutter Speed
  • 15 sec
  • 1 sec
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• • Digital Zoom
  • 4x
  • 4x
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• • Audio Video Interface
  • A/V Output (NTSC or PAL)
  • A/V Output (NTSC or PAL)
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• • Picture Angle
  • 28 mm Wide Angle
  • 25 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)
  • 3264 x 2448 (8 M), 2272 x 1704 (4 M), 1600 x 1200 (2 M), 640 x 480 (VGA), 4864 x 2736 (16:9,13 M)
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• General Features

• • Brand
  • Canon
  • Nikon
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• • Model Name
  • Digital IXUS 500 HS
  • S9400
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• • Type
  • Point and Shoot
  • Advanced Point & Shoot
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• • Color
  • Black
  • Red
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• Lens

• • Auto Focus
  • Face Detect, Tracking AF, Center
  • Contrast Detection AF
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• • Manual Focus
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• • Focal Length
  • 4 - 48 mm (35 mm Equivalent to 28 - 336 mm)
  • 4.5 - 81 mm (35 mm Equivalent to 25 - 450 mm)
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• • Aperture Range
  • f/3.4 (W) - f/5.6 (T)
  • F3.4 - F6.3 (W)
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• • Color Filter
  • Primary (RGB) Color Filter
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• • Lens Type
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  • Nikkor Lens
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• • Aperture Type
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  • Electronically-controlled ND filter (-2 AV) selection mode
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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, Scene, Scene Auto Selector
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• • PictBridge
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• • Continuous Shots
  • 2.8 fps (Program Mode), 6.8 fps (High-speed Burst Mode)
  • Up to 5 Shots at 7.5 fps
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• • Self Timer
  • 2 sec, 10 sec
  • 2 sec, 10 sec
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• • Metering
  • Center-Weighted Average, Evaluative, Spot
  • Center-Weighted, Matrix, Spot
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• • Supported Languages
  • 30 Languages
  • 32
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• Image Enhancements

• • ISO Rating
  • Auto / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200
  • ISO 125-1600 / ISO 3200 (Auto Mode)
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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, Cloudy, Daylight, Flash, Fluorescent, Incandescent, Manual
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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
  • OLED Monitor
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• • Screen Size
  • 3 Inches
  • 3 Inches
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• • Image Display Resolution
  • 461000 dots
  • 614000 dots
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• • Video Display Resolution
  • 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) @ 24 fps
  • 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) @ 30 fps
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• • Supported Aspect Ratio
  • 4:03
  • 16:09
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• • Additional Display Features
  • Wide Viewing Angle
  • Anti-reflection Coating, Wide Viewing Angle
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• Connectivity

• • Bluetooth
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• • Wi-Fi
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• • HDMI
  • HDMI Micro Connector (Type D)
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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 (MPO, DCF, EXIF 2.3, DPOF, MPF)
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• • Video Format
  • H.264, MOV
  • AVC, H.264, MOV, MPEG-4
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• • Audio Formats
  • Linear PCM (2 Channel Stereo)
  • AAC, WAV
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• • Image Capture Resolution
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  • 18M (High) [4896 x 3672(fine)] 18M [4896 x 3672] 8M [3264 x 2448] 4M [2272 x 1704] 2M [1600 x 1200] VGA [640 x 480] 16:9 13M [4864 x 2736]
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• Media & Software

• • Memory Card Type
  • microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
  • SD, SDHC, SDXC
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• • Upgradeable Memory
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• • Inbuilt Memory
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  • 65 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
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• • Flash Range
  • Wide : 0.5 - 2.5m, Telephoto : 1.0 - 1.5m
  • Wide : 0.5 - 6.0m, Telephoto : 1.5 - 3.5m
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• Power Source

• • AC Adapter
  • Compact Power Adapter CA-DC10 (included with AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC70)
  • AC Adapter EH-70P
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• • Battery Type
  • Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (NB-9L)
  • Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
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• Dimensions

• • Dimensions
  • 94.8 x 57.8 x 19.5 mm
  • 110.1 (W) x 60.3 (H) x 30.7 (D) mm
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• • Weight
  • 135 gms
  • 200 gms
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