As well as being compared against other compacts, the Nikon Coolpix S2700 is also often compared to entry-level DSLRs, travel zooms, ultra compacts and super zooms. The Nikon Coolpix S2700's top rivals come from Nikon (such as the D3300 and the Coolpix S2900) and Canon (such as the ELPH 310 HS and the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S2700 compared to other compact competitors include: it has significantly more zoom (6x vs 5x).
However, on average it doesn't have a touch screen and has a slightly shorter battery life (210 shots vs 250 shots).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S2700 compared to entry-level DSLR competitors include: it has much less startup delay (2 ms vs 400 ms), is much smaller (super compact (95×58×21 mm) vs prosumer size (124×98×76 mm)), is slightly less expensive ($115.35 vs $396.00), is thinner (0.8" vs 3") and is much lighter (125 g vs 430 g).
However, on average it records lower quality movies (720p @ 30fps vs 1080p @ 60fps), has a much smaller screen (2.7" vs 3"), has a much lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 921k dots), takes much lower resolution photos (9.7 MP vs 24.2 MP) and doesn't record movies in 24p.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S2700 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a slightly longer battery life (210 shots vs 150 shots), is newer (january 2013 vs august 2011) and is slightly less expensive ($115.35 vs $499.95).
However, on average it doesn't have a built-in GPS, has a slightly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 461k dots), doesn't record high-speed movies (none vs 240 fps), doesn't record movies in 24p and has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S2700 compared to ultra compact competitors include: it has much more zoom (6x vs 4x) and is newer (january 2013 vs february 2011).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.5 vs f/2.7), has a much shorter battery life (210 shots vs 320 shots) and is thicker (0.8" vs 0.7").
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S2700 compared to super zoom competitors include: it is slightly smaller (super compact (95×58×21 mm) vs prosumer size (114×89×96 mm)), is newer (january 2013 vs january 2012), is thinner (0.8" vs 3.9"), is slightly lighter (125 g vs 543 g) and is slightly less expensive ($115.35 vs $642.31).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.5 vs f/3), has a significantly narrower wide angle lens (26 mm vs 23 mm), has a slightly smaller screen (2.7" vs 3"), has a slightly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 921k dots) and doesn't have a screen which flips out.
