Do you want to know what's better Pentax Optio S12 or Canon PowerShot SD780 IS (Digital IXUS 100 IS)? SpecsPRO has compared Pentax Optio S12 vs Canon PowerShot SD780 IS (Digital IXUS 100 IS): weight, battery, sensor, resolution, ISO, dynamic range and other important specifications.

Pentax Optio S12 vs Canon PowerShot SD780 IS (Digital IXUS 100 IS)

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  • Model

  • Price

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

  • Max resolution

  • Sensor size

  • Sensor type

  • Image ratio w:h

  • Other resolutions

  • Sensor photo detectors

  • 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

  • Built-in flash

  • Flash range

  • External flash

  • Flash modes

  • Continuous drive

  • Self-timer

  • Exposure compensation

  • Manual exposure mode

  • Subject / scene modes

  • Metering modes

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Screen size

  • Screen dots

  • Touch screen

  • Live view

  • Viewfinder type

  • Articulated LCD

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

  • File Format

  • Microphone

  • Speaker

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

  • Optical zoom

  • Maximum aperture

  • Autofocus

  • Digital zoom

  • Manual focus

  • Normal focus range

  • Macro focus range

  • Number of focus points

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

  • Dimensions

  • Environmentally sealed

  • Battery

  • Battery details

  • Storage

  • Storage types

  • Storage included

  • Connectivity

  • USB

  • HDMI

  • Remote control

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

  • Timelapse recording

  • GPS

  • Samples

  • Videos

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  • Announced

    Jan 23, 2008

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Ultracompact

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    12 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    4000 x 3000

  • Sensor size

    1/1.7" (7.44 x 5.58 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CCD

  • Image ratio w:h

    4:3

  • Other resolutions

    3648 x 2736, 3072 x 2304, 2592 x 1944, 2048 x 1536, 1024 x 768, 640 x 480

  • Sensor photo detectors

    12 megapixels

  • Image

  • ISO

    50, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200

  • White balance presets

    4

  • Custom white balance

    Yes

  • Image stabilization

    No

  • Uncompressed format

    No

  • JPEG quality levels

    Good, Better, Best

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    4 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/2000 sec

  • Aperture priority

    No

  • Shutter priority

    No

  • Built-in flash

    Yes

  • Flash range

    6.70 m (Auto ISO)

  • External flash

    No

  • Flash modes

    Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye reduction

  • Continuous drive

    1.5 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2 or 10 sec)

  • Exposure compensation

    ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • Manual exposure mode

  • Subject / scene modes

  • Metering modes

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Screen size

    2.5

  • Screen dots

    230,000

  • Touch screen

    No

  • Live view

    No

  • Viewfinder type

    None

  • Articulated LCD

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

    640 x 480, 30 fps, 320 x 240, 30 fps

  • File Format

  • Microphone

  • Speaker

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    38–114 mm

  • Optical zoom

    3×

  • Maximum aperture

    F2.8

  • Autofocus

    • Contrast Detect (sensor)
    • Single
    • Live View

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (up to 6x)

  • Manual focus

    No

  • Normal focus range

    35 cm (13.78)

  • Macro focus range

    12 cm (4.72)

  • Number of focus points

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    140 g (0.31 lb / 4.94 oz)

  • Dimensions

    87 x 54 x 21 mm (3.43 x 2.13 x 0.83)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

  • Battery details

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/MMC/SDHC card, Internal

  • Storage included

    22 MB Internal

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 1.0 (1.5 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    No

  • Remote control

    No

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    No

  • Timelapse recording

    No

  • GPS

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  • launch

  • Announced

    Feb 18, 2009

  • Body type

  • Camera subcategory

    Ultracompact

  • Sensor

  • Effective pixels

    12 megapixels

  • Max resolution

    4000 x 3000

  • Sensor size

    1/2.3" (6.17 x 4.55 mm)

  • Sensor type

    CCD

  • 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

    Fine, Normal

  • Photography features

  • Minimum shutter speed

    15 sec

  • Maximum shutter speed

    1/1500 sec

  • Aperture priority

    No

  • Shutter priority

    No

  • 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

    0.8 fps

  • Self-timer

    Yes (2, 10, Custom, Face)

  • Exposure compensation

    ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)

  • Manual exposure mode

    No

  • Subject / scene modes

    Yes

  • Metering modes

    • Multi
    • Center-weighted
    • Spot

  • Screen / viewfinder

  • Screen size

    2.5

  • Screen dots

    230,000

  • Touch screen

    No

  • Live view

    No

  • Viewfinder type

    Optical (tunnel)

  • Articulated LCD

    Fixed

  • Videography features

  • Resolutions

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

  • File Format

    MPEG-4, H.264

  • Microphone

    Mono

  • Speaker

    None

  • Optics & Focus

  • Focal length (equiv.)

    33–100 mm

  • Optical zoom

    3×

  • Maximum aperture

    F3.2–5.8

  • Autofocus

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

  • Digital zoom

    Yes (4x)

  • Manual focus

    No

  • Normal focus range

  • Macro focus range

    3 cm (1.18)

  • Number of focus points

    9

  • Physical

  • Weight (inc. batteries)

    155 g (0.34 lb / 5.47 oz)

  • Dimensions

    87 x 56 x 18 mm (3.43 x 2.2 x 0.71)

  • Environmentally sealed

    No

  • Battery

    Battery Pack

  • Battery details

    Lithium-Ion NB-4L battery & charger

  • Storage

  • Storage types

    SD/SDHC/MMC/MMCplus/HD MMCplus

  • Storage included

  • Connectivity

  • USB

    USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)

  • HDMI

    Yes

  • Remote control

  • Other features

  • Orientation sensor

    Yes

  • Timelapse recording

  • GPS

    None

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