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Canon N Facebook ready vs Canon S120

Portability
93 Imaging
36 Features
33 Overall
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Canon PowerShot N Facebook ready front
 
Canon PowerShot S120 front
Portability
92 Imaging
37 Features
57 Overall
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Canon N Facebook ready vs Canon S120 Key Specs

Canon N Facebook ready
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 2.8" Tilting Display
  • ISO 80 - 6400
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 28-224mm (F3.0-5.9) lens
  • 195g - 79 x 60 x 29mm
  • Released August 2013
Canon S120
(Full Review)
  • 12MP - 1/1.7" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 12800
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1920 x 1080 video
  • 24-120mm (F1.8-5.7) lens
  • 217g - 100 x 59 x 29mm
  • Launched November 2013
  • Superseded the Canon S110
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Canon N Facebook ready vs Canon S120 Overview

The following is a comprehensive overview of the Canon N Facebook ready versus Canon S120, both Small Sensor Compact digital cameras and both of them are designed by Canon. The resolution of the N Facebook ready (12MP) and the S120 (12MP) is pretty well matched but the N Facebook ready (1/2.3") and S120 (1/1.7") offer different sensor dimensions.

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The N Facebook ready was manufactured 3 months before the S120 which means that they are of a similar age. The two cameras feature the same body design (Compact).

Before going straight to a detailed comparison, here is a short summation of how the N Facebook ready matches up vs the S120 when considering portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

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Reasons to pick Canon N Facebook ready over the Canon S120

          

          

            
 N Facebook ready S120 
Screen typeTiltingFixed Tilting screen
Selfie screen  Take selfies
          

        


        

          

            
Reasons to pick Canon S120 over the Canon N Facebook ready

          

          

            
 S120 N Facebook ready 
Focus manually  More precise focusing
Screen size3"2.8"Bigger screen (+0.2")
Screen resolution922k461kClearer screen (+461k dot)
          

        


        

          

            
Common features in the Canon N Facebook ready and Canon S120

          

          

            
 N Facebook ready S120 
LaunchedAugust 2013November 2013Similar age
Touch friendly screen  Quickly navigate
          

        

        

	
	
	
	

        

          

            
Canon N Facebook ready vs Canon S120 Physical Comparison

          

          

            
When you are going to travel with your camera often, you have to factor its weight and size. The Canon N Facebook ready provides external dimensions of 79mm x 60mm x 29mm (3.1" x 2.4" x 1.1") and a weight of 195 grams (0.43 lbs) whilst the Canon S120 has specifications of 100mm x 59mm x 29mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.1") with a weight of 217 grams (0.48 lbs).
Take a look at the Canon N Facebook ready versus Canon S120 in our brand new Camera plus Lens Size Comparison Tool. Camera Size Comparison with Lenses
Always remember, the weight of an ILC will change dependant on the lens you use at the time. Following is a front view dimension comparison of the N Facebook ready and the S120.
Canon N Facebook ready vs Canon S120 size comparison
Taking into account dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the N Facebook ready and S120 is 93 and 92 respectively.
Canon N Facebook ready vs Canon S120 top view buttons comparison          

        


        

          

            
Canon N Facebook ready vs Canon S120 Sensor Comparison

          

          

            
More often than not, its tough to picture the contrast between sensor dimensions purely by checking specs. The picture below will help offer you a clearer sense of the sensor dimensions in the N Facebook ready and S120.
All in all, each of these cameras come with the identical megapixel count albeit different sensor dimensions. The N Facebook ready comes with the tinier sensor which is going to make obtaining shallow depth of field harder.

            Canon N Facebook ready vs Canon S120 sensor size comparison
          

        


        

          

            
Canon N Facebook ready vs Canon S120 Screen and ViewFinder

          

          

                      

          Canon N Facebook ready vs Canon S120 Screen and Viewfinder comparison        


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Photography Type Scores

          

        

        
Portrait Comparison
Portrait photography with Canon N Facebook ready
Portrait photography with Canon S120
21
 lack of manual focus
 no manual control
 external flash not possible
 low megapixels (12MP)
 sensor  is tiny (1/2.3")
 no RAW files
42
 has manual focus
 supports face detection autofocus
 delivers RAW formats
 no external flash support
 low resolution (12MP)
 very small sensor (1/1.7")
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Street Comparison
Canon N Facebook ready Street photography info
Canon S120 Street photography info
65
 has a tilting screen
 built in image stabilization (Optical)
 sensor  is tiny (1/2.3")
 no RAW files
65
 image stabilization (Optical)
 delivers RAW formats
 offers focus via touch
 screen is fixed
 very small sensor (1/1.7")
 more heavy than others in class (217 grams)
Photography Glossary
Sports Comparison
Canon N Facebook ready Sports photography advice
Canon S120 Sports photography advice
25
 built in image stabilization (Optical)
 low fps (2.0 fps)
 no shutter priority
 low megapixels (12MP)
 sensor  is tiny (1/2.3")
 not so great battery power (200 shots)
 no phase detect auto focus
38
 image stabilization (Optical)
 supports tracking autofocus
 low resolution (12MP)
 very small sensor (1/1.7")
 lack of phase detect autofocus
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Travel Comparison
Canon N Facebook ready Travel photography information
Canon S120 Travel photography information
61
 built-in flash
 screen is selfie friendly
 pretty wide (28mm)
 doesn't have Timelapse recording
 not so great battery power (200 CIPA)
 low megapixels (12 megapixels)
 slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
67
 offers focus via touch
 flash built-in
 quite wide (24mm)
 fast max aperture (f1.8)
 more heavy than others in class (217 grams)
 low resolution (12MP)
 does not offer selfie friendly display
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Landscape Comparison
Landscape photography with Canon N Facebook ready
Landscape photography with Canon S120
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 pretty wide (28mm)
 screen is a decent size (2.8")
 built in image stabilization (Optical)
 lack of manual focus
 fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
 slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
 no manual control
 low megapixels (12MP)
 sensor  is tiny (1/2.3")
 no RAW files
 not so great battery power (200 shots)
 doesn't have Timelapse recording
57
 has manual focus
 quite wide (24mm)
 fast max aperture (f1.8)
 good sized screen (3 inch)
 image stabilization (Optical)
 delivers RAW formats
 lens is fixed (fixed lens mount)
 low resolution (12 megapixels)
 very small sensor (1/1.7")
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Vlogging Comparison
Canon N Facebook ready Vlogging information
Canon S120 Vlogging information
72
 pretty wide (28mm)
 screen is selfie friendly
 touchscreen functionality
 built in image stabilization (Optical)
 high video quality (1920 x 1080 pixels)
 slow maximum aperture (f3.0)
 doesn't have external microphone socket
35
 quite wide (24mm)
 fast max aperture (f1.8)
 screen is touchscreen
 image stabilization (Optical)
 supports face detection autofocus
 high quality video (1920 x 1080 pxls)
 does not offer selfie friendly display
 lack of external microphone socket
 more heavy than others in class (217 grams)
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Canon N Facebook ready vs Canon S120 Specifications

          

          

                      


          

            Detailed spec comparison table for Canon N Facebook ready and Canon S120
 Canon PowerShot N Facebook readyCanon PowerShot S120
General Information
Manufacturer Canon Canon
Model type Canon PowerShot N Facebook ready Canon PowerShot S120
Type Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Compact
Released 2013-08-22 2013-11-26
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Chip Digic 5 Digic 6
Sensor type CMOS BSI-CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/1.7"
Sensor measurements 6.17 x 4.55mm 7.44 x 5.58mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 41.5mm²
Sensor resolution 12MP 12MP
Anti alias filter    
Aspect ratio 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and  16:9 1:1, 5:4, 4:3, 3:2 and  16:9
Peak resolution 4000 x 2248 4000 x 3000
Highest native ISO 6400 12800
Lowest native ISO 80 80
RAW pictures    
Autofocusing
Manual focusing    
AF touch    
Continuous AF    
AF single    
Tracking AF    
AF selectice    
AF center weighted    
AF multi area    
Live view AF    
Face detect AF    
Contract detect AF    
Phase detect AF    
Total focus points - 9
Cross type focus points - -
Lens
Lens support fixed lens fixed lens
Lens zoom range 28-224mm (8.0x) 24-120mm (5.0x)
Maximal aperture f/3.0-5.9 f/1.8-5.7
Macro focusing range 1cm 3cm
Crop factor 5.8 4.8
Screen
Type of display Tilting Fixed Type
Display diagonal 2.8 inch 3 inch
Resolution of display 461 thousand dots 922 thousand dots
Selfie friendly    
Liveview    
Touch capability    
Display tech PureColor II G touch TFT PureColor II G Touch screen LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Minimum shutter speed 15s 15s
Fastest shutter speed 1/2000s 1/2000s
Continuous shutter rate 2.0 frames/s 12.0 frames/s
Shutter priority    
Aperture priority    
Manually set exposure    
Exposure compensation - Yes
Set WB    
Image stabilization    
Integrated flash    
Flash distance - 7.00 m
Flash settings - Auto, on, slow synchro, off
Hot shoe    
AEB    
White balance bracketing    
Exposure
Multisegment    
Average    
Spot    
Partial    
AF area    
Center weighted    
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1920 x 1080 (24 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30, 120 fps), 320 x 240 ( 240 fps) 1920 x 1080 (60 or 30 fps), 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Video data format H.264 MPEG-4, H.264
Microphone port    
Headphone port    
Connectivity
Wireless Built-In Built-In
Bluetooth    
NFC    
HDMI    
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS Optional Optional
Physical
Environment sealing    
Water proofing    
Dust proofing    
Shock proofing    
Crush proofing    
Freeze proofing    
Weight 195 grams (0.43 pounds) 217 grams (0.48 pounds)
Physical dimensions 79 x 60 x 29mm (3.1" x 2.4" x 1.1") 100 x 59 x 29mm (3.9" x 2.3" x 1.1")
DXO scores
DXO Overall rating not tested 56
DXO Color Depth rating not tested 21.3
DXO Dynamic range rating not tested 11.9
DXO Low light rating not tested 246
Other
Battery life 200 pictures 230 pictures
Battery type Battery Pack Battery Pack
Battery ID NB-9L NB-6LH
Self timer Yes (2 or 10 sec) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Custom)
Time lapse shooting    
Storage type microSD/microSDHC/microSDXC SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots Single Single
Pricing at release $299 $449