As well as being compared against other compacts, the Nikon Coolpix S3500 is also often compared to travel zooms, super zooms and digicams. The Nikon Coolpix S3500's top rivals come from Canon (such as the PowerShot SX230 HS and the PowerShot A1400) and Nikon (such as the Coolpix S3600 and the Coolpix AW120)
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S3500 compared to other compact competitors include: it has better image stabilization (lens vs none), is newer (february 2013 vs february 2012), is thinner (0.8" vs 1") and is slightly lighter (129 g vs 174 g).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.4 vs f/2.8), has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS), doesn't have an OLED screen (LCD vs OLED), doesn't have a built-in GPS and is not waterproof.
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S3500 compared to travel zoom competitors include: it has a slightly wider wide angle lens (26 mm vs 28 mm), is slightly smaller (super compact (97×58×21 mm) vs compact (103×57×27 mm)), has better image stabilization (lens vs sensor shift), is newer (february 2013 vs february 2011) and is thinner (0.8" vs 1.1").
However, on average it doesn't have a built-in GPS, has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS) and slightly shorter exposures (4 seconds vs 30 seconds).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S3500 compared to super zoom competitors include: it is significantly smaller (super compact (97×58×21 mm) vs large (140×103×137 mm)), has better image stabilization (lens vs sensor shift), is newer (february 2013 vs february 2010), is thinner (0.8" vs 5.4") and is significantly lighter (129 g vs 899 g).
However, on average it has a slightly narrower aperture (f/3.4 vs f/2.8), has significantly less zoom (7x vs 83.3x), has a slightly smaller screen (2.7" vs 3"), has a significantly lower resolution screen (230k dots vs 921k dots) and slightly lower maximum light sensitivity (1,600 ISO vs 12,800 ISO).
Generally, some of the advantages of the Nikon S3500 compared to digicam competitors include: it has a significantly wider wide angle lens (26 mm vs 38 mm), has better image stabilization (lens vs digital), has a slightly longer battery life (220 shots vs 160 shots), is newer (february 2013 vs september 2000) and is thinner (0.8" vs 2").
However, on average it has a CCD-family sensor (CCD vs CMOS).
