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Canon SD4000 IS vs Canon SX500 IS

Portability
94
Imaging
34
Features
30
Overall
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Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS front
 
Canon PowerShot SX500 IS front
Portability
80
Imaging
40
Features
40
Overall
40

Canon SD4000 IS vs Canon SX500 IS Key Specs

Canon SD4000 IS
(Full Review)
  • 10MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 100 - 3200
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 28-105mm (F2.0-5.3) lens
  • 175g - 100 x 54 x 23mm
  • Announced August 2010
  • Other Name is IXUS 300 HS / IXY 30S
Canon SX500 IS
(Full Review)
  • 16MP - 1/2.3" Sensor
  • 3" Fixed Screen
  • ISO 80 - 1600
  • Optical Image Stabilization
  • 1280 x 720 video
  • 24-720mm (F3.4-5.8) lens
  • 341g - 104 x 70 x 80mm
  • Released August 2012
  • Successor is Canon SX510 HS
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Canon SD4000 IS vs Canon SX500 IS Overview

Below, we will be analyzing the Canon SD4000 IS and Canon SX500 IS, one is a Small Sensor Compact and the latter is a Small Sensor Superzoom and both of them are created by Canon. There exists a sizeable gap between the sensor resolutions of the SD4000 IS (10MP) and SX500 IS (16MP) but they possess the exact same sensor measurements (1/2.3").

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The SD4000 IS was released 3 years before the SX500 IS which is quite a large gap as far as technology is concerned. Both of the cameras come with the identical body type (Compact).

Before we go straight into a full comparison, below is a short synopsis of how the SD4000 IS scores versus the SX500 IS when it comes to portability, imaging, features and an overall score.

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Reasons to pick Canon SD4000 IS over the Canon SX500 IS

 SD4000 IS SX500 IS 

Reasons to pick Canon SX500 IS over the Canon SD4000 IS

 SX500 IS SD4000 IS 
ReleasedAugust 2012August 2010More modern by 25 months
Focus manually Very exact focusing
Screen resolution461k230kCrisper screen (+231k dot)

Common features in the Canon SD4000 IS and Canon SX500 IS

 SD4000 IS SX500 IS 
Screen typeFixed Fixed Fixed screen
Screen dimension3"3"Identical screen measurements
Selfie screen Lack of selfie screen
Touch friendly screen Neither has Touch friendly screen

Canon SD4000 IS vs Canon SX500 IS Physical Comparison

For those who are looking to carry around your camera often, you're going to have to take into account its weight and dimensions. The Canon SD4000 IS has outer dimensions of 100mm x 54mm x 23mm (3.9" x 2.1" x 0.9") along with a weight of 175 grams (0.39 lbs) whilst the Canon SX500 IS has dimensions of 104mm x 70mm x 80mm (4.1" x 2.8" x 3.1") with a weight of 341 grams (0.75 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you are utilizing at the time. Underneath is the front view measurements comparison of the SD4000 IS compared to the SX500 IS.

Canon SD4000 IS vs Canon SX500 IS size comparison

Considering dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the SD4000 IS and SX500 IS is 94 and 80 respectively.

Canon SD4000 IS vs Canon SX500 IS top view buttons comparison

Canon SD4000 IS vs Canon SX500 IS Sensor Comparison

Sometimes, it is very hard to imagine the contrast between sensor sizes purely by going over a spec sheet. The pic underneath will provide you a far better sense of the sensor sizes in the SD4000 IS and SX500 IS.

As you can see, both of the cameras posses the exact same sensor measurements albeit different megapixels. You should count on the Canon SX500 IS to deliver extra detail as a result of its extra 6MP. Higher resolution will also let you crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged SD4000 IS is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.

Canon SD4000 IS vs Canon SX500 IS sensor size comparison

Canon SD4000 IS vs Canon SX500 IS Screen and ViewFinder

Canon SD4000 IS vs Canon SX500 IS Screen and Viewfinder comparison
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Photography Type Scores

Portrait Comparison

Canon SD4000 IS Portrait photography info
Canon SX500 IS Portrait photography info
20
lack of manual focus
lack of manual mode
no external flash support
low resolution sensor (10MP)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
46
has manual focus
above average flash sync (1/1,600s)
MP count decent (16MP)
comes with face detect focusing
can't use external flash
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW support
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Street Comparison

Canon SD4000 IS Street photography features
Canon SX500 IS Street photography features
56
built in image stabilization (Optical)
fixed screen
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
51
image stabilization (Optical)
no articulating screen
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW support
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Sports Comparison

Canon SD4000 IS as a Sports photography camera
Canon SX500 IS as a Sports photography camera
27
built in image stabilization (Optical)
painfully slow continuous shooting (4.0 frames/s)
low resolution sensor (10MP)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lacks phase detect auto focus
45
amazing zoom range (24-720mm 30.0 x zoom)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (16MP)
comes with tracking focus
low fps (1.0 frames/s)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
terrible battery (195 per charge)
no phase detect AF
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Travel Comparison

Travel photography with Canon SD4000 IS
Travel photography with Canon SX500 IS
64
built-in flash
rather wide (28mm)
fast max aperture (f2.0)
does not have Time Lapse mode
low resolution sensor (10 megapixels)
screen is not selfie friendly
60
MP count decent (16 megapixels)
built-in flash
pretty wide (24mm)
great zoom (720mm)
does not have Time Lapse mode
terrible battery (195 shots)
screen isn't selfie friendly
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.4)
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Landscape Comparison

Canon SD4000 IS Landscape photography highlights
Canon SX500 IS Landscape photography highlights
41
rather wide (28mm)
fast max aperture (f2.0)
pretty good screen size (3 inches)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
lack of manual focus
fixed lens (fixed lens mount)
lack of manual mode
low resolution sensor (10 megapixels)
sensor is small (1/2.3")
lacks RAW format
does not have Time Lapse mode
46
has manual focus
pretty wide (24mm)
decent sized screen (3 inches)
image stabilization (Optical)
MP count decent (16MP)
cannot swap lenses (fixed lens mount)
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.4)
sensor is very small (1/2.3")
no RAW support
terrible battery (195 shots)
does not have Time Lapse mode
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Vlogging Comparison

Canon SD4000 IS Vlogging highlights
Canon SX500 IS Vlogging highlights
32
rather wide (28mm)
fast max aperture (f2.0)
built in image stabilization (Optical)
screen is not selfie friendly
video res low (1280 x 720 resolution)
does not have mic socket
28
pretty wide (24mm)
image stabilization (Optical)
comes with face detect focusing
sluggish maximum aperture (f3.4)
screen isn't selfie friendly
low quality video (1280 x 720 pxls)
does not have mic support
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Canon SD4000 IS vs Canon SX500 IS Specifications

Detailed spec comparison table for Canon SD4000 IS and Canon SX500 IS
 Canon PowerShot SD4000 ISCanon PowerShot SX500 IS
General Information
Company Canon Canon
Model Canon PowerShot SD4000 IS Canon PowerShot SX500 IS
Alternative name IXUS 300 HS / IXY 30S -
Type Small Sensor Compact Small Sensor Superzoom
Announced 2010-08-02 2012-08-21
Physical type Compact Compact
Sensor Information
Processor Chip Digic 4 Digic 4
Sensor type BSI-CMOS CCD
Sensor size 1/2.3" 1/2.3"
Sensor dimensions 6.17 x 4.55mm 6.17 x 4.55mm
Sensor surface area 28.1mm² 28.1mm²
Sensor resolution 10MP 16MP
Anti aliasing filter
Aspect ratio 4:3 and 16:9 1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9
Highest resolution 3648 x 2736 4608 x 3456
Highest native ISO 3200 1600
Min native ISO 100 80
RAW data
Autofocusing
Focus manually
Autofocus touch
Continuous autofocus
Autofocus single
Tracking autofocus
Selective autofocus
Center weighted autofocus
Autofocus multi area
Autofocus live view
Face detection autofocus
Contract detection autofocus
Phase detection autofocus
Number of focus points - 1
Lens
Lens mount fixed lens fixed lens
Lens focal range 28-105mm (3.8x) 24-720mm (30.0x)
Maximum aperture f/2.0-5.3 f/3.4-5.8
Macro focus range 3cm 1cm
Crop factor 5.8 5.8
Screen
Type of screen Fixed Type Fixed Type
Screen sizing 3" 3"
Screen resolution 230 thousand dots 461 thousand dots
Selfie friendly
Liveview
Touch screen
Screen technology - TFT Color LCD
Viewfinder Information
Viewfinder type None None
Features
Slowest shutter speed 15 secs 15 secs
Maximum shutter speed 1/2500 secs 1/1600 secs
Continuous shooting rate 4.0fps 1.0fps
Shutter priority
Aperture priority
Manually set exposure
Exposure compensation - Yes
Custom white balance
Image stabilization
Inbuilt flash
Flash range 6.00 m 5.00 m
Flash modes Auto, On, Off, Red-eye, Fill-in, Slow Syncro Auto, On, Off, Red-Eye, Slow Sync
Hot shoe
Auto exposure bracketing
White balance bracketing
Maximum flash synchronize - 1/1600 secs
Exposure
Multisegment metering
Average metering
Spot metering
Partial metering
AF area metering
Center weighted metering
Video features
Supported video resolutions 1280 x 720 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (240 fps) 1280 x 720 (25 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps)
Highest video resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Video format Motion JPEG H.264
Mic support
Headphone support
Connectivity
Wireless Eye-Fi Connected Eye-Fi Connected
Bluetooth
NFC
HDMI
USB USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec) USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
GPS None None
Physical
Environment sealing
Water proof
Dust proof
Shock proof
Crush proof
Freeze proof
Weight 175 grams (0.39 lbs) 341 grams (0.75 lbs)
Dimensions 100 x 54 x 23mm (3.9" x 2.1" x 0.9") 104 x 70 x 80mm (4.1" x 2.8" x 3.1")
DXO scores
DXO All around score not tested not tested
DXO Color Depth score not tested not tested
DXO Dynamic range score not tested not tested
DXO Low light score not tested not tested
Other
Battery life - 195 pictures
Form of battery - Battery Pack
Battery model NB-6L NB-6L
Self timer Yes (2 sec or 10 sec, Custom) Yes (2 or 10 sec, Custom)
Time lapse feature
Storage type SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC/MMCplus/MMCplus HC SD/SDHC/SDXC
Card slots 1 1
Cost at launch $300 $299