| key specs | 
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 16.2 MP | 16 MP | 
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD | 
| Display Type | TFT LCD | - | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| general | 
| Brand | Samsung | Canon | 
| Model | WB30F 16.2MP Digital Camera | PowerShot SX170 16MP DSLR Camera | 
| Model Name | WB30F | PowerShot SX170 | 
| Model Number | WB30F | SX170 | 
| Color | Black | Black | 
| Type | Digital Camera | DSLR Camera | 
| Effective Pixels | 16.2 MP | 16 MP | 
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 98.0 x 57.9 x 16.5 mm | 108 x 71 x 48.9 mm | 
| Weight | 131 GM | 228 GM | 
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 | 
| Series | - | PowerShot | 
| Face Detection | - | Yes | 
| sensor features | 
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD | 
| Sensor Size | 1/2.3 inch | - | 
| Maximum ISO | 3200 ISO | 1600 ISO | 
| lens features | 
| Lens Type | SAMSUNG LENS | - | 
| Focal Length | f = 4.3 ~ 43mm 35mm film equivalent 24~240 mm | 5.0 - 80.0 mm 35 mm Equivalent to 28 - 448 mm | 
| Digital Zoom | 5x | - | 
| Optical Zoom | 10x | 16x | 
| Aperture Range | 3.1 W ~ 6.3 T | F3.5 - F8.0 W, F5.9 - F8.0 T | 
| focus features | 
| Focus Mode | TTL Auto Type TTL Auto Focus Center AF, Multi AF, Tracking AF, Face Detection AF, Video Continuous Auto Focus | - | 
| Focus Range | Normal 80cm ~ Infinity Wide, 250cm ~ Infinity Tele  Macro 5cm ~ 80cm Wide, 130cm ~ 250cm Tele Auto Macro 5cm ~ Infinity Wide, 130cm ~ Infinity Tele | - | 
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes | 
| Metering Modes | Multi, Spot, Center-weighted, Face Detection AE | Evaluative, Center-weighted Average, Spot | 
| White Balancing | Auto WB, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten, Custom | - | 
| exposure features | 
| Spot Meter | Yes | - | 
| shutter features | 
| Shutter Speed | Smart Auto 1/8 ~ 1/2,000 sec. Program 1 ~ 1/2,000 sec. Night 16 ~ 1/2,000 sec. Fireworks 2 sec. | 1/3200 sec | 
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes | 
| Continuous Shots | - | Yes, 0.8 fps P Mode, 3.2 fps Low Light Mode | 
| flash features | 
| Flash Modes | Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash Off, Red-eye fix | Auto, On, Slow Synchro, Off | 
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes | 
| Other Flash Features | - | External Flash EX-series Speedlite | 
| image features | 
| Image Format | JPEG DCF, EXIF 2.21, GIF | - | 
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | Yes | 
| Image Sizing | 4608 x 3456 | 4608 x 3456 L | 
| Aspect Ratio | - | 169, 32, 43, 11 | 
| Still Image Size | - | 3246 x 2448 Medium 1, 1600 x 1200 Medium 2, 640 x 480 Small | 
| Slow Motion | - | Yes | 
| display features | 
| Display Type | TFT LCD | - | 
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch | 
| Display Resolution | 230K dots | 230,000 dots | 
| LCD Display | TFT LCD | - | 
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 230K dots | 230000 dots | 
| LCD Display Video Resolution | - | 1280 x 720 | 
| connectivity features | 
| USB | Yes | - | 
| Wireless Connectivity | MobileLink, Remote Viewfinder, Auto Backup, Email, SNS & Cloud, AllShare Play, AutoShare, Wi-Fi Direct, S/W Upgrade Notifier | - | 
| storage and power features | 
| Batteries Included | Yes | Yes | 
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion | 
| audio and video features | 
| Microphone | Stereo | - | 
| Speaker | Mono | - | 
| Audio Features | AAC | - | 
| Video Resolution | 1280 | - | 
| Video Format | MP4H.264 | - | 
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | 30fps | - | 
| modes and functions features | 
| Shooting Modes | Mode 1 Smart Auto 2 Program 3 Scene 4 Photo Filter 5 Split Shot 6 Motion Photo 7 Close up 8 Magic Frame 9 Live Panorama 10 Beauty Shot 11 Night shot  * Scene Landscape, Text, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Beach & Snow * Smart Auto Portrait, Night Portrait, Night, Backlight Portrait, Backlight, Landscape, White, Macro, Macro Text, Tripod, Action, Macro Color, Natural Green, Blue Sky, Sunset Sky, Fireworks, Candle, Spotlight, SpotlightMacro, SpotlightPortrait * Continuous Single, Continuous, Motion Capture, AEB * Photo Filter Miniature / Vignetting / Ink Painting / Oil Painting / Cartoon / Cross Filter / Sketch / Soft focus / Fish Eye / Old Film / Half Tone Dot / Classic / Retro / Zooming Shot | M, Av, Tv, P, Live View Control, Auto, SCN, Creative Filters, Discreet, Movie | 
| HD Support | - | Yes | 
| Macro Mode | - | Yes, 1 - 50 cm W |