As well as being compared against other compacts, the Nikon Coolpix S2700 is also often compared to ultra compacts, travel zooms, waterproofs and super zooms. The Nikon Coolpix S2700's top rivals come from Nikon (such as the Coolpix A100 and the Coolpix L27) and Sony (such as the Cyber-shot DSC-HX5v and the DSC-S5000)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S2700 compared to other compact competitors include: it has a slightly wider wide angle lens (26 mm vs 28 mm) and is thinner (0.8" vs 1.1").
However, on average it has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS) and is older (january 2013 vs january 2015).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S2700 compared to ultra compact competitors include: it is newer (january 2013 vs february 2011) and is thinner (0.8" vs 2.1").
However, on average it has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.5 vs f/2.7) and has a significantly shorter battery life (210 shots vs 320 shots).
Generally, compared to travel zoom competitors the Nikon S2700 has a slightly narrower wide angle lens (26 mm vs 24 mm), doesn't have a built-in GPS, has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS) and is older (january 2013 vs january 2014).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S2700 compared to waterproof competitors include: it has a significantly wider wide angle lens (26 mm vs 29 mm), takes slightly higher resolution photos (9.7 MP vs 6 MP), is newer (january 2013 vs february 2012) and has a faster max shutter speed (1/2000 of a second vs 1/1000 of a second).
However, on average it has a slightly shorter battery life (210 shots vs 260 shots) and is not waterproof.
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 (118×81×100 mm)), is newer (january 2013 vs february 2011), is thinner (0.8" vs 3.9"), is slightly lighter (125 g vs 540 g) and is slightly less expensive ($111.91 vs $545.98).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.5 vs f/3.1), has a significantly narrower wide angle lens (26 mm vs 23 mm), has a slightly smaller screen (2.7" vs 3.2"), has a significantly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 920k dots) and doesn't record high-speed movies (none vs 240 fps).
