| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16.2 MP | 8 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 2.5 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery |
| general |
| Brand | Samsung | Canon |
| Model | ST150F 16.2MP Digital Camera | PowerShot S5IS 8.0MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | ST150F | PowerShot S5IS |
| Model Number | ST150F | S5IS |
| Color | Silver | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16.2 MP | 8 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 94.4 x 58 x 17.7 mm | 117.0 x 80.0 x 77.7 mm |
| Weight | 112 GM | 450 GM |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Series | - | PowerShot |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Sensor Size | - | 1/2.5 inch |
| Maximum ISO | - | 1600 ISO |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | Samsung Lens | - |
| Focal Length | f = 4.5 - 22.5mm | 6.0-72.0mm f/2.7-3.5 35mm film equivalent 36-432mm |
| Digital Zoom | 5x | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | 5x | - |
| Aperture Range | F2.5 - 6.3 | f/2.7 W - f/3.5 T |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | TTL Auto Focus Centre AF, Multi AF, Object Tracking AF, Face Detection AF | - |
| Focus Range | Normal 80cm ~ Infinity Wide, 250cm ~ Infinity Tele, Macro 5cm ~ 80cm Wide, 100cm ~ 250cm Tele, Auto Macro 5cm ~ Infinity Wide, 100cm ~ Infinity Tele | Normal 1.6 ft./50cm-infinity WIDE, 3.0 ft./90cm-infinity TELE Macro 3.9 in.-1.6 ft./10-50cm W Super Macro 0-3.9 in./0-10cm W |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Metering Modes | Multi, Spot, Centre-weighted, Face Detection AE | Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot |
| White Balancing | Auto WB, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten, Custom | Auto, Preset Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Flash, Custom |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | Smart Auto 1/8 ~ 1/2000sec., Program 1 ~ 1/2000sec., Night 16 ~ 1/2000sec., Fireworks 2sec. | 15-1/3200 sec. settable in Tv and M |
| Self-timer | - | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | - | Approx. 1.5 fps AF/LV approx. 0.9 fps |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash Off, Red-eye fix | Auto, Auto w/ Red-eye Reduction, Flash On, Flash On w/Red-eye Reduction, Flash Off FE lock, Safety FE available |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| Flash Compensation | - | 2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG DCF, EXIF 2.21 | Still Image Exif 2.2 JPEG |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Image Sizing | 16M 4608 x 3456 / 14MP 4608 x 3072 / 12MW 4608 x 2592 / 10M 3648 x 2736 / 5M 2592 x 1944 / 3M 1984 x 1488 / 2MW 1920 x 1080 / 1M 1024 x 768 | - |
| Gross Pixel | - | 8.3 MP |
| Still Image Size | - | Still Image 640 x 480 Small, 1,600 x 1,200 Medium 3, 2,048 x 1,536 Medium 2, 2,592 x 1,944 Medium 1, 3,264 x 2,448 Large, 3,264 x 1,832 Widescreen |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 2.5 inch |
| Display Resolution | 230000 dots | Approx. 207,000 pixels |
| LCD Display | TFT LCD | TFT Color LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 230000 dots | Approx 207000 pixels |
| connectivity features |
| USB | Yes | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | External Memory Optional micro SD up to 2GB guaranteed micro SDHC up to 32GB guaranteed, micro SDXC up to 64GB guaranteed | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | AA Alkaline Battery |
| Power Supply | - | Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700 |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | Still Image approx. 170 shots AA-size Alkaline Battery approx. 450 shots AA-size NiMH Battery* Approx. 12 hours AA-size Alkaline Battery approx. 15 hours AA-size NiMH Battery** LCD screen on. The above figures comply with CIPA testing standards and apply when fully-charged batteries are used. |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Mono | - |
| Speaker | Mono | - |
| Audio Features | AAC | Audio WAVE Stereo |
| Video Format | MP4 H.264 | AVI,Image Motion JPEG |
| Video Resolution | - | 640 x 480 30 fps/30 fps LP, 320 x 240 60 fps/30 fps |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | - | 60fps |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | - | Yes |
| View Finder Type | - | 0.33-inch low-temperature polycrystalline silicon TFT color LCD electronic viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | - | Program AE, Shutter Speed-Priority AE, Aperture-Priority AE, Manual AE Lock available |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Spot Meter | - | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | - | +/-2 stops in 1/3-stop increments |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | - | Auto Creative P, Av, Tv, M, C Image Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Special Scene Foliage, Snow, Beach, Fireworks, Aquarium, Indoor, Night Scene, Color Accent, Color Swap, Night Snapshot, Super Macro, Stitch Assist, Movie |