Canon S500 vs Sony W1 comparison

		Canon S500	Sony W1

	Overview, Reviews	Overview, Reviews
What people say	Canon S500 Vs. Sony DSC-W1. I'm torn! [Archive] - Digital Camera Resource Page - Forums The S500 uses proprietary batteries, while the W1 does not, the W1 has a bigger LCD, but has less pixels/inch ratio and etc...... My heart was leaning towards the W1, when I just found out that it only offers up to 1/1000 shutter speed, compared to S500's 1/2000.... dcresource.com Battle of the Minis: Canon s500 vs Sony DSC-W1 [Archive] - Digital Camera Resource Page - Forums There have been a lot of topics about the W1 with debates about image quality and other issues.... I'd rather have the better camera, rather than settle on one just because it is a little cheaper (not implying that the S500 is necessarily better because it's more expensive, but if it's better for YOU).... dcresource.com Digital Camera Resource Page - Forums - Battle of the Minis: Canon s500 vs Sony DSC-W1 There have been a lot of topics about the W1 with debates about image quality and other issues.... The W1 seemed nice and I liked the interface.... dcresource.com Digital Camera Resource Page - Forums - Battle of the Minis: Canon s500 vs Sony DSC-W1 I'd rather have the better camera, rather than settle on one just because it is a little cheaper (not implying that the S500 is necessarily better because it's more expensive, but if it's better for YOU).... Overall, the Canon has a better form factor and a more compact look, even if they are about the same size.... dcresource.com Digital Camera Resource Page - Forums - Battle of the Minis: Canon s500 vs Sony DSC-W1 I'd rather have the better camera, rather than settle on one just because it is a little cheaper (not implying that the S500 is necessarily better because it's more expensive, but if it's better for YOU).... Overall, the Canon has a better form factor and a more compact look, even if they are about the same size.... dcresource.com Canon S500 vs. Canon S60 vs. Sony DSC-W1 - Canon - Digital Cameras (Point and Shoot) - Steves Forums The Sony is a bit bigger than the S500, of course, but not by much.... The underwater kit for the S500 is also an intriguing option I hold to take advantage of at some point.... stevesforums.com Add to: Digg del.icio.us Reddit Google
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How they stack up
	FEATURE
	Weight (inc. batteries)	215 g (7.6 oz)	250 g (8.8 oz)
	Dimensions	87 x 57 x 28 mm (3.4 x 2.2 x 1.1 in)	91 x 60 x 36 mm (3.6 x 2.4 x 1.4 in)
	Zoom	36 mm - 108 mm (3 x)	38 mm - 114 mm (3 x)
	Aperture range	F2.8 - F4.9	F2.8 - F5.2
	Movie Clips	Yes, 640 x 480, 30 sec, 320 x 240, max 3 mins with audio	Yes, MPEG VX (VGA, 8/16/30 fps, unlimited) with audio
	Storage types	Compact Flash (Type I)	Memory Stick / Pro
	Both have:	5.0 million effective pixels, up to 400 ISO rating, 1/1.8 " (7.18 x 5.32 mm) sensor size, optical viewfinder
	Both do not have:	image stabilization, aperture priority, shutter priority

Canon S500

Sony W1

What people say

Canon S500 Vs. Sony DSC-W1. I'm torn! [Archive] - Digital Camera Resource Page - Forums
The S500 uses proprietary batteries, while the W1 does not, the W1 has a bigger LCD, but has less pixels/inch ratio and etc...... My heart was leaning towards the W1, when I just found out that it only offers up to 1/1000 shutter speed, compared to S500's 1/2000....
dcresource.com

Battle of the Minis: Canon s500 vs Sony DSC-W1 [Archive] - Digital Camera Resource Page - Forums
There have been a lot of topics about the W1 with debates about image quality and other issues.... I'd rather have the better camera, rather than settle on one just because it is a little cheaper (not implying that the S500 is necessarily better because it's more expensive, but if it's better for YOU)....
dcresource.com

Digital Camera Resource Page - Forums - Battle of the Minis: Canon s500 vs Sony DSC-W1
There have been a lot of topics about the W1 with debates about image quality and other issues.... The W1 seemed nice and I liked the interface....
dcresource.com

Digital Camera Resource Page - Forums - Battle of the Minis: Canon s500 vs Sony DSC-W1
I'd rather have the better camera, rather than settle on one just because it is a little cheaper (not implying that the S500 is necessarily better because it's more expensive, but if it's better for YOU).... Overall, the Canon has a better form factor and a more compact look, even if they are about the same size....
dcresource.com

Canon S500 vs. Canon S60 vs. Sony DSC-W1 - Canon - Digital Cameras (Point and Shoot) - Steves Forums
The Sony is a bit bigger than the S500, of course, but not by much.... The underwater kit for the S500 is also an intriguing option I hold to take advantage of at some point....
stevesforums.com

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