Canon SD890 IS vs Samsung EX2F

Samsung EX2F advantages over Canon SD890 IS

• Larger sensor
  1/1.7 inch vs 1/2.3 inch
  More sensor area. Bigger is (generally) better.
• In-camera panoramas
  Yes vs No
  Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo
• Larger lens aperture
  f/1.4 vs f/3.2
  Take photos in low-light or isolate your subject
• Tiltable Screen
  Tiltable vs Fixed
  Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility
• RAW file ability
  Yes vs No
  Gives you more flexibility to develop your photos later
• Built-in Wi-Fi
  Wi-Fi vs None
  Share your photos wirelessly
• 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
• HDMI out
  HDMI out vs None
  Use HDMI output to monitor or review video
• More dots on screen
  614k vs 230k dots
  Can mean greater resolution or a brighter screen
• 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
  0.38 vs 0.73 sec
  Focus and take a photo quickly (wide angle)
• More pixels
  12.4 vs 10.0 megapixels
  Higher resolution photos
• Wider angle lens
  24 mm vs 37 mm
  Capture more of the scene
• Longer exposure
  30 vs 15 sec
  Long exposures for night shots
• Faster JPEG shooting
  10.1 fps vs 1.2 fps
  Faster JPEG shooting (burst mode)
• Slow-motion videos
  Yes vs No
  Shoot slow-motion videos
• Faster shutter
  1/4000 vs 1/1600 sec
  Shoot wide open in bright light
• Higher extended ISO
  12800 vs 3200 ISO
  Higher extended ISO can give more low-light flexibility