| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 20 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Display Type | LCD | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | No | - |
| general |
| Brand | Fujifilm | Canon |
| Model | FinePix S4830 16MP Digital Camera | PowerShot SX420IS 20MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | FinePix S4830 | PowerShot SX420IS |
| Model Number | S4830 | - |
| Series | FinePix | PowerShot |
| Color | Black | Red |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16 MP | 20 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 110 x 82 x 74 mm | 35.6 x 30.7 x 12.2 cm |
| Weight | 426 GM | - |
| Maximum Burst | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Ports | HDMI, USB | - |
| Accessory Shoe | No | - |
| Face Detection | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Sensor Size | 6.17 x 4.55 mm | - |
| Maximum ISO | 6400 ISO | 800 ISO |
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 - 800 |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | Zoom | - |
| Focal Length | 4.3-129 mm | - |
| Optical Zoom | 30x | 42x |
| Aperture Range | f/3.1-f/5.9 | F3.5 - F6.6 |
| Other Lens Features | - | Image Stabilizer IS System Lens-shift Type, Aperture Type Iris Diaphragm, F/Number f/3.5 - f/8.0 W, f/6.6 - f/8.0 T, 42x Optical Zoom 24 mm - 1008 mm with 84x ZoomPlus |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | No | - |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| White Balancing | Auto, Custom, Fluorescent, Incandescent | - |
| Focus Mode | - | Autofocus Continuous, Servo AF |
| Focus Range | - | 0 cm - Infinity W, 1.4 m - Infinity T, Macro 0 - 50 cm W |
| Metering Modes | - | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot |
| Other Focus Features | - | AF Frame Face AiAF, Center, Tracking AF |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Aperture priority, Automatic Mode, Full manual, Program Mode, Shutter Speed priority | - |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | No | - |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/2000-8 sec | - |
| Self-timer | Yes | - |
| Continuous Shots | - | Continuous Shooting AUTO, P Mode 0.5 Shots/sec, Low Light Mode 2.2 Shots/sec |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | Yes |
| Flash Modes | - | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG | - |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | Yes |
| HDR Support | No | - |
| Slow Motion | No | - |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 40300 AM |
| display features |
| Display Type | LCD | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 230000 dots | - |
| Touch Screen | No | - |
| LCD Display | Yes | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 230000 dots | 230000 dots |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | Yes | - |
| USB | Yes | - |
| Wifi | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Card Type | SD, SDHC, SDXC | - |
| Battery Type | AA Alkaline Battery | Lithium ion |
| Power Supply | - | Battery Pack NB-11LH |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | No | - |
| Video Resolution | 1280x720 Pixels 720p HD,640x480 Pixels VGA,320x240 QVGA | - |
| Video Quality | HD | - |
| Video Format | AVI | - |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | 30fps | - |
| modes and functions features |
| HD Support | Yes | - |
| Drive Modes | Yes Single Shot,Continuous Shot,Self-timer | - |
| Shooting Modes | Beach/Snow, Fireworks, Flower, Indoor, Landscape, Panorama, Party Mode, Portrait, Sports, Sunset, Text | Auto, P, Live View Control, Portrait, Face Self-timer, Low Light, Fish-eye Effect, Miniature Effect, Toy Camera Effect, Monochrome, Super Vivid, Poster Effect, Fireworks, Long Shutter, Shooting Movies is Possible with the Movie Button |