Do you want to know what's better Canon PowerShot SX30 IS or Kodak EasyShare Z981? SpecsPRO has compared Canon PowerShot SX30 IS vs Kodak EasyShare Z981: weight, battery, sensor, resolution, ISO, dynamic range and other important specifications.

Canon PowerShot SX30 IS vs Kodak EasyShare Z981

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  • Model

  • Price

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

  • Max resolution

  • Sensor size

  • Sensor type

  • Processor

  • Image ratio w:h

  • Other resolutions

  • Image

  • ISO

  • White balance presets

  • Custom white balance

  • Image stabilization

  • Uncompressed format

  • JPEG quality levels

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

  • Maximum shutter speed

  • Aperture priority

  • Shutter priority

  • Manual exposure mode

  • Subject / scene modes

  • Built-in flash

  • Flash range

  • External flash

  • Flash modes

  • Continuous drive

  • Self-timer

  • Metering modes

  • Exposure compensation

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

  • Screen size

  • Screen dots

  • Touch screen

  • Live view

  • Viewfinder type

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

  • File Format

  • Microphone

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

  • Optical zoom

  • Maximum aperture

  • Autofocus

  • Digital zoom

  • Manual focus

  • Macro focus range

  • Number of focus points

  • Normal focus range

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

  • Dimensions

  • Environmentally sealed

  • Battery

  • Battery details

  • Storage

  • Storage types

  • Storage included

  • Connectivity

  • USB

  • HDMI

  • Wireless

  • Remote control

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

  • Timelapse recording

  • GPS

  • Samples

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  • Announced

    Sep 14, 2010

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    SLR-like (bridge)

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    14 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    4320 x 3240

  • Sensor size

    1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CCD

  • Processor

    Digic 4

  • Image ratio w:h

    4:3, 16:9

  • Other resolutions

    3744 x 2104, 3072 x 2304, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480, 320 x 240

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 80 ,100, 200, 400, 800, 1600

  • White balance presets

    6

  • Custom white balance

    Yes

  • Image stabilization

    Optical

  • Uncompressed format

    No

  • JPEG quality levels

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    15 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/3200 sec

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    Yes (Pop-up)

  • Flash range

    6.80 m

  • External flash

    Yes (Hot-shoe)

  • Flash modes

    Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync, Fill-in

  • Continuous drive

    0.6 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 10 sec, Custom)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Fully articulated

  • Screen size

    2.7

  • Screen dots

    230,000

  • Touch screen

    No

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Electronic

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    1280 x 720 (30 fps) 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30, 15 fps)

  • File Format

    Motion JPEG

  • Microphone

    Stereo

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    24–840 mm

  • Optical zoom

    35×

  • Maximum aperture

    F2.7–5.8

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Multi-area
    • Single
    • Live View

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (4x)

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Macro focus range

    0 cm (0)

  • Number of focus points

    9

  • Normal focus range

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    601 g (1.32 lb / 21.20 oz)

  • Dimensions

    123 x 92 x 108 mm (4.84 x 3.62 x 4.25)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    Lithium-Ion NB-7L rechargeable battery & charger

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC/MMCplus/HC MMCplus

  • Storage included

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes

  • Wireless

    Eye-Fi Connected

  • Remote control

    No

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

    No

  • GPS

    None

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  • launch

  • Announced

    Jan 5, 2010

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    SLR-like (bridge)

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    14 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    4288 x 3216

  • Sensor size

    1/2.33" (6.08 x 4.56 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CCD

  • Processor

  • Image ratio w:h

    4:3, 3:2, 16:9

  • Other resolutions

    4288 x 2848, 4288 x 2416, 2832 x 2128, 2048 x 1536, 1920 x 1080, 1280 x 960

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 64, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200 (6400 at 3.1 MP)

  • White balance presets

    5

  • Custom white balance

    No

  • Image stabilization

    Optical

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

    Fine, Standard, Basic

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    16 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/2000 sec

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    Yes ((Pop-Up))

  • Flash range

    6.20 m

  • External flash

    No

  • Flash modes

    Auto, Fill-in, Red-Eye reduction, Off

  • Continuous drive

    0.9 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 10 sec)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Fixed

  • Screen size

    3

  • Screen dots

    201,000

  • Touch screen

    No

  • Live view

    Yes

  • Viewfinder type

    Electronic

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)

  • File Format

    H.264

  • Microphone

    Mono

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    26–676 mm

  • Optical zoom

    26×

  • Maximum aperture

    F2.8–5

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Multi-area
    • Center
    • Single
    • Live View

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (5x)

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Macro focus range

    10 cm (3.94)

  • Number of focus points

  • Normal focus range

    70 cm (27.56)

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    540 g (1.19 lb / 19.05 oz)

  • Dimensions

    124 x 85 x 105 mm (4.88 x 3.35 x 4.13)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    AA

  • Battery details

    AA (4) batteries (NiMH Rechargeable batteries)

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC card, Internal

  • Storage included

    64 MB Internal

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    No

  • Wireless

  • Remote control

    No

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

  • Timelapse recording

    No

  • GPS

    None

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