Do you want to know what's better Canon PowerShot SD970 IS / Digital IXUS 990 IS or Nikon D5000? SpecsPRO has compared Canon PowerShot SD970 IS / Digital IXUS 990 IS vs Nikon D5000: weight, battery, sensor, resolution, ISO, dynamic range and other important specifications.

Canon PowerShot SD970 IS / Digital IXUS 990 IS vs Nikon D5000

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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

  • Sensor photo detectors

  • Image

  • ISO

  • White balance presets

  • Custom white balance

  • Image stabilization

  • Uncompressed format

  • JPEG quality levels

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

  • 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

  • AE Bracketing

  • WB Bracketing

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

  • Screen size

  • Screen dots

  • Touch screen

  • Live view

  • Viewfinder type

  • Viewfinder coverage

  • Viewfinder magnification

  • 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

  • Lens mount

  • Focal length multiplier

  • 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

  • GPS notes

  • Samples

  • Videos

  • launch

  • Announced

    Feb 18, 2009

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Compact

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    12 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    4000 x 3000

  • Sensor size

    1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CCD

  • Processor

  • Image ratio w:h

    4:3, 16:9

  • Other resolutions

    4000 x 2248, 3264 x 2448, 2592 x 1944, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480, 320 x 140

  • Sensor photo detectors

  • 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

    Super-Fine, Fine, Normal

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    15 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/1600 sec

  • Aperture priority

    No

  • Shutter priority

    No

  • Manual exposure mode

    No

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    Yes

  • Flash range

    3.50 m

  • External flash

    No

  • Flash modes

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

  • Continuous drive

    1.0 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2, 10, Custom, Face)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

  • WB Bracketing

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Fixed

  • Screen size

    3

  • Screen dots

    461,000

  • Touch screen

    No

  • Live view

    No

  • Viewfinder type

    None

  • Viewfinder coverage

  • Viewfinder magnification

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

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

  • File Format

    Motion JPEG

  • Microphone

    Mono

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    37–185 mm

  • Optical zoom

    5×

  • Maximum aperture

    F3.2–5.7

  • Autofocus

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

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (4x)

  • Manual focus

    No

  • Macro focus range

    2 cm (0.79)

  • Number of focus points

    9

  • Lens mount

  • Focal length multiplier

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    160 g (0.35 lb / 5.64 oz)

  • Dimensions

    96 x 57 x 26 mm (3.78 x 2.24 x 1.02)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    Lithium-Ion NB-5L battery & charger

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/MMC/MMCplus/HD /MMCplus

  • Storage included

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes

  • Wireless

  • Remote control

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

  • GPS

  • GPS notes

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  • launch

  • Announced

    Apr 14, 2009

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Compact SLR

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    12 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    4288 x 2848

  • Sensor size

    APS-C (23.6 x 15.8 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CMOS

  • Processor

    Expeed

  • Image ratio w:h

    3:2

  • Other resolutions

    3216 x 2136, 2144 x 1424

  • Sensor photo detectors

    13 megapixels

  • Image

  • ISO

    Auto, 200 - 3200 (plus 6400 with boost)

  • White balance presets

    12

  • Custom white balance

    Yes (5)

  • Image stabilization

    No

  • Uncompressed format

    RAW

  • JPEG quality levels

    Fine, Normal, Basic

  • Boosted ISO (maximum)

    6400

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    30 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/4000 sec

  • Aperture priority

    Yes

  • Shutter priority

    Yes

  • Manual exposure mode

    Yes

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Built-in flash

    Yes (Pop-up)

  • Flash range

    17.00 m (at ISO 100)

  • External flash

    Yes (Hot-shoe)

  • Flash modes

    Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Slow sync, Rear curtain

  • Continuous drive

    4.0 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2, 5, 10 or 20 sec)

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Exposure compensation

    ±5 (at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)

  • AE Bracketing

    ±2 (3 frames at 1/3 EV, 1/2 EV steps)

  • WB Bracketing

    Yes (3 frames in either blue/amber or magenta/green axis)

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Articulated LCD

    Fully articulated

  • Screen size

    2.7

  • Screen dots

    230,000

  • Touch screen

    No

  • Live view

    Yes (With contrast-detect AF, face detection and subject tracking)

  • Viewfinder type

    Optical (pentamirror)

  • Viewfinder coverage

    95%

  • Viewfinder magnification

    0.78×

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    1280 x 720 (24 fps), 640 x 424 (24 fps), 320 x 216 (24 fps)

  • File Format

    Motion JPEG

  • Microphone

    Mono

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

  • Optical zoom

  • Maximum aperture

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Phase Detect
    • Multi-area
    • Selective single-point
    • Single
    • Continuous
    • Face Detection
    • Live View

  • Digital zoom

    No

  • Manual focus

    Yes

  • Macro focus range

  • Number of focus points

    11

  • Lens mount

    Nikon F

  • Focal length multiplier

    1.5×

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    590 g (1.30 lb / 20.81 oz)

  • Dimensions

    127 x 104 x 80 mm (5 x 4.09 x 3.15)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    Nikon EN-EL9a Lithium-Ion battery

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC card

  • Storage included

    None

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes

  • Wireless

    Eye-Fi Connected

  • Remote control

    Yes (Optional (ML-L3))

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

    Yes

  • GPS

    Optional

  • GPS notes

    GP-1

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