| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 24.1 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | - | No |
| general |
| Brand | Canon | Canon |
| Model | PowerShot A3500IS 16.0MP Digital Camera | EOS 1500D 24.1MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | PowerShot A3500IS | EOS 1500D |
| Model Number | A3500IS | EOS 1500D |
| Series | PowerShot | - |
| Color | Silver | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 24.1 MP |
| Tripod Socket | No | Yes |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 97.7 x 56 x 19.8 mm | 129 x 101.3 x 77.6 mm |
| Weight | 135 GM | 475 GM |
| Face Detection | Yes | - |
| Wide Angle | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| SLR Variant | - | Single Kit With 18-55 Lens 16 Gb Memory Card & Carry Case |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 1/2.3 inch | 22.3 x 14.9mm |
| Maximum ISO | 1600 ISO | 6400 ISO |
| Maximum FPS | - | 14 |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | Canon Zoom Lens | - |
| Lens Mount | 10x Zoom Plus | Canon EF Mount |
| Focal Length | 5.0 - 25.0 mm 35 mm Equivalent to 28 - 140 mm | - |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - |
| Optical Zoom | 5x | 35x |
| Aperture Range | F2.8 W - F6.9 T | - |
| Color Filter | Primary RGB Color Filter | - |
| Dust Reduction | No | Yes |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | Single, Continuous Auto Mode, Servo AF / AE, Tracking AF, AF Point Selection | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Focus Points | AiAF Face Detection / 9-point, 1-point AF Fixed to Center | - |
| Metering Modes | Evaluative, Center Weighted Average, Spot | - |
| White Balancing | Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom | - |
| Other Focus Features | TTL | - |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Smart Flash Exposure, Flash Exposure Lock, External Flash Canon High Power Flash HF-DC1, Canon High Power Flash HF-DC2 | - |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - |
| Spot Meter | Yes | - |
| Exposure Compensation | 2 EV in increments 1/3 | - |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/2000 sec | 1/4000 sec |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | Yes, 0.8 fps | - |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Auto, Manual Flash On / Off, Slow Sync | - |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG, EXIF 2.3, DCF, DPOF 1.1 | JPEG, RAW 14-bit Canon original |
| Aspect Ratio | 43, 169 | - |
| Red Eye Reduction | Yes | - |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Image Sizing | 4608 x 3456 L | - |
| Picture Angle | 28 mm Wide-angle | - |
| Other Image Features | Image Size 3264 x 2448 M1, 1600 x 1200 M2, 640 x 480 S, 4608 x 2592 W, Resize in Playback M2, S, 320 x 240, | - |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 230,000 dots | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 230000 dots | - |
| LCD Display Video Resolution | 1280 x 720 | - |
| Touch Screen | - | No |
| connectivity features |
| USB | Yes | - |
| Wifi | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | Wi-Fi IEEE802.11 b/g/n, 2.4 GHz | - |
| GPS | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | SD / SDHC / SDXC | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Mono | - |
| Audio Features | Linear PCM | - |
| Video Format | MOV, H.264 | - |
| Audio Video Interface | Audio / Video Output NTSC, PAL | - |
| Video Features | Movies 1280 x 720 HD, 25 fps, 640 x 480 L, 30 fps Miniature Effect HD 5, 2.5, 1.25 fps or L 6, 3, 1.5 fps | - |
| Video Resolution | - | 1920 x 1080 |
| Video Quality | - | Full HD |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | Yes | Yes |
| Shooting Modes | Smart Auto 32 Scenes Detected, Program, Live View Control, Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light 4.0 MP, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Snow, Fireworks, Long Shutter | - |
| Macro Mode | Yes, 3 cm | - |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder Type | - | Optical Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 95% |