Canon S80 vs Canon G15

Canon G15 advantages over Canon S80

• Larger sensor
  1/1.7 inch vs 1/1.8 inch
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• In-Camera Image Stabilization
  Yes vs No
  Reduces the effects of camera shake at slower shutter speeds
• Larger lens aperture
  f/1.8 vs f/2.8
  Take photos in low-light or isolate your subject
• RAW file ability
  Yes vs No
  Gives you more flexibility to develop your photos later
• More telephoto lens reach
  140 mm vs 100 mm
  Capture objects farther away
• Longer stills battery life
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  Longer stills battery life

  Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

  Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

  770 vs 200 shots
  Capture more photos
• Manual focus
  Yes vs No
  AF is for the weak. Real photographers focus manually.
• Integrated ND filter
  Yes vs No
  Shoot in daylight with a large aperture or slow shutter
• Newer
  12 years vs 19 years old
  Newer cameras often support more advanced features
• HDMI out
  HDMI out vs None
  Use HDMI output to monitor or review video
• Shoots 24p video
  Yes vs No
  Gives your movies a big-screen feel
• Hot shoe
  Hot shoe vs None
  Off-camera flashes open new possibilities
• Shoots 1080p video
  Yes vs No
  You'll want this if you shoot video
• Less shutter lag
  0.46 vs 0.75 sec
  Focus and take a photo quickly (wide angle)
• More pixels
  12.1 vs 0.0 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Faster JPEG shooting
  10.2 fps vs 1.6 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Higher extended ISO
  12800 vs 400 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility